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Iazurile de pe Văile Ibănesei - Başeului - Podrigăi


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
Smew Mergellus albellus LC passage 1990-2006 120-180 individuals C2
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca NT breeding 1990-2006 25-30 breeding pairs C1
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca NT passage 1990-2006 150-200 individuals C1
Corncrake Crex crex LC breeding 1990-2006 20-25 breeding pairs C1
Little Crake Zapornia parva LC breeding 1990-2006 80-110 breeding pairs C6
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa NT passage 1990-2006 450-600 individuals C1
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola LC passage 1990-2006 1,500-2,000 individuals C6
Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus LC breeding 1990-2006 8-12 breeding pairs C6
A4iii Species group - waterbirds n/a passage 1990-2006 20,000 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 Iazurile de pe valea Ibănesei - Bașeului - Podrigăi Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) 77


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Iazurile de pe Văile Ibănesei - Başeului - Podrigăi (Romania). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/iazurile-de-pe-văile-ibănesei--başeului--podrigăi-iba-romania on 23/11/2024.