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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
Eurasian Thick-knee Burhinus oedicnemus	LC	breeding	1990-2006	66-90 breeding pairs	C6
Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus	LC	breeding	1990-2006	10-13 breeding pairs	C6
Short-toed Snake-eagle Circaetus gallicus	LC	breeding	1990-2006	9-11 breeding pairs	C6
Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus	NT	passage	1990-2006	30-40 individuals	C1, C6
Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus	LC	breeding	1990-2006	2 breeding pairs	C6
Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus	LC	winter	1990-2006	80-100 individuals	C6
Levant Sparrowhawk Accipiter brevipes	LC	breeding	1990-2006	15-18 breeding pairs	C6
Black Kite Milvus migrans	LC	breeding	1990-2006	3-4 breeding pairs	C6
European Roller Coracias garrulus	LC	breeding	1990-2006	40-44 breeding pairs	C1
Syrian Woodpecker Dendrocopos syriacus	LC	breeding	1990-2006	120 breeding pairs	C6
Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus	VU	breeding	1990-2006	13-21 breeding pairs	C1
Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus	VU	passage	1990-2006	200-300 individuals	C1
Saker Falcon Falco cherrug	EN	breeding	1990-2006	1 breeding pairs	C1
Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor	LC	breeding	1990-2006	210-220 breeding pairs	C6
Calandra Lark Melanocorypha calandra	LC	breeding	1990-2006	600-700 breeding pairs	C6
Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla	LC	breeding	1990-2006	120-140 breeding pairs	C6
Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris	LC	breeding	1990-2006	1,300-2,000 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
1970	Pădurea Hagieni	Rezervatie naturala	30
1970	Hagieni R	Nature Reserve	26
2006	Pădurea Hagieni - Cotul Văii	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	85
2007	Pădurea Hagieni	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	27

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland	65
Artificial/Terrestrial	Forestry plantations	15
Shrubland		10

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	70
forestry	20
hunting	10

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Hagieni forest (Romania). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/hagieni-forest-iba-romania on 22/11/2024.