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Dăbuleni - Grinduri


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2007 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:
Species Red List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca NT breeding (1990–2006) 24–31 pairs C1
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca NT passage (1990–2006) 130–240 birds C1
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia LC passage (1990–2006) 120–140 birds C2
Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides LC passage (1990–2006) 600–1,000 birds C2

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1995 Casa Pădurii din Pădurea Potelu Rezervatie naturala (IV) <1
2016 Dăbuleni - Potelu Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) (UA) 9


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Dăbuleni - Grinduri (Romania). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/dăbuleni--grinduri-iba-romania on 23/12/2024.