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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	NT	breeding	1990-2006	20-22 breeding pairs	C1
European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus	LC	breeding	1990-2006	200-250 breeding pairs	C6
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	breeding	1990-2006	30-35 breeding pairs	C1
Little Crake Zapornia parva	LC	breeding	1990-2006	70-120 breeding pairs	C6
Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris	LC	breeding	1990-2006	10-15 breeding pairs	C6
Common Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus	LC	breeding	1990-2006	90-120 breeding pairs	C6
Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus	LC	breeding	1990-2006	3-5 breeding pairs	C6
Middle Spotted Woodpecker Leiopicus medius	LC	breeding	1990-2006	230-330 breeding pairs	C6
Saker Falcon Falco cherrug	EN	breeding	1990-2006	1 breeding pairs	C1
Barred Warbler Curruca nisoria	LC	breeding	1990-2006	30-50 breeding pairs	C6

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2007) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1973	Sic	Nature reserve	1
2000	Lacul Știucilor	Rezervatie naturala	<1
2000	Valea Legiilor	Rezervatie naturala	<1
2006	Lacul Știucilor - Sic - Puini - Bonțida	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	3
2007	Bazinul Fizeșului	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	2
2011	Pajiștile Sărmășel - Milaș - Urmeniș	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1
2016	Fânațele de la Sucutard	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Water fringe vegetation	80
Artificial/Terrestrial		10
Grassland		5
Shrubland		5

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
fisheries/aquaculture	80
hunting	20

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Fizes valley (Romania). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/fizes-valley-iba-romania on 23/11/2024.