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Grădiştea - Dridu


IBA Justification

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
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons LC winter 1990-2006 6,000-8,000 individuals C3
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca NT breeding 1990-2006 25-28 breeding pairs C1
A4iii Species group - waterbirds n/a passage 1990-2006 22,000-24,000 individuals C4

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


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
2007 Grădiștea - Căldărușani - Dridu Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) 100


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