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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
Hazel Grouse Tetrastes bonasia	LC	breeding	1990-2006	135-155 breeding pairs	C6
Ural Owl Strix uralensis	LC	breeding	1990-2006	50-60 breeding pairs	C6
Grey-faced Woodpecker Picus canus	LC	breeding	1990-2006	220-260 breeding pairs	C6
Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius	LC	breeding	1990-2006	80-100 breeding pairs	C6
White-backed Woodpecker Dendrocopos leucotos	LC	breeding	1990-2006	225-250 breeding pairs	C6
Collared Flycatcher Ficedula albicollis	LC	breeding	1990-2006	12,200-14,700 breeding pairs	C6
Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva	LC	breeding	1990-2006	2,500-3,000 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
1978	Peștera Șura Mare	Rezervatie stiintifica	10
1978	Peștera Tecuri	Monument al naturii	2
1988	Parcul Natural Grădiștea Muncelului - Cioclovina	Parc natural	100
1988	Cheile Crivadiei	Rezervatie naturala	1
1988	Dealul și Peștera Bolii	Monument al naturii	<1
1997	Complexul carstic Ponorici - Cioclovina	Rezervatie stiintifica	4
1997	Locul fosilifer Ohaba - Ponor	Rezervatie naturala	<1
2006	Grădiștea Muncelului - Cioclovina	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	100
2007	Grădiștea Muncelului - Ciclovina	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	100

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