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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
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus	LC	passage	1990-2006	120-143 individuals	C2
Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis	VU	winter	1990-2006	1,000-5,200 individuals	C1, C2, C6
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	winter	1990-2006	8,000-29,000 individuals	C3
Smew Mergellus albellus	LC	passage	1990-2006	45-54 individuals	C2
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	NT	breeding	1990-2006	80-120 breeding pairs	C1, C6
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	NT	passage	1990-2006	130-240 individuals	C1
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia	LC	winter	1990-2006	190-310 individuals	C2
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus	LC	passage	1990-2006	250-270 individuals	C2
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus	NT	winter	1990-2006	120-144 individuals	C1, C2, C6
Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus	LC	winter	1990-2006	630-900 individuals	C2, C6
Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus	LC	winter	1990-2006	300-400 individuals	C2, C6
Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus	LC	passage	1990-2006	170-400 individuals	C2
Black Tern Chlidonias niger	LC	breeding	1990-2006	12-16 breeding pairs	C6
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage	1990-2006	32,000-60,000 individuals	C4

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

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2007. The most recent assessment (2016) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Reference	Actual	Units	% remaining	Result
Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis	7,000	4,000	individuals	58	unfavourable
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus	100	70	individuals	70	near favourable

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Artificial/Terrestrial	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable
Forest	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable
Wetlands (inland)	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Biological resource use	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	high
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	No management plan exists but the management planning process has begun	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity	medium

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
2007	Iezerul Călărași	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	55
2012	Lake Calarasi	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	-

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land	89
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater	10
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland	1

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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