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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
Greylag Goose Anser anser	LC	passage	1990-2006	2,500-3,000 individuals	C3
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	winter	1990-2006	5,000-7,500 individuals	C3
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	passage	1990-2006	12,500-14,500 individuals	C3
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus	VU	passage	1990-2006	20-30 individuals	C1, C6
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	NT	breeding	1990-2006	20-30 breeding pairs	C1
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	NT	passage	1990-2006	2,000-2,700 individuals	C1, C2
White Stork Ciconia ciconia	LC	passage	1990-2006	2,500-5,000 individuals	C2
Great White Egret Ardea alba	LC	breeding	1990-2006	30-40 breeding pairs	C6
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta	LC	breeding	1990-2006	18-25 breeding pairs	C6
Eurasian Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria	LC	passage	1990-2006	350-600 individuals	C6
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa	NT	breeding	1990-2006	11-13 breeding pairs	C1
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa	NT	passage	1990-2006	4,500-6,000 individuals	C1, C3
Ruff Calidris pugnax	LC	passage	1990-2006	3,600-4,500 individuals	C6
Great Snipe Gallinago media	NT	passage	1990-2006	20-50 individuals	C6
Black Tern Chlidonias niger	LC	breeding	1990-2006	15-30 breeding pairs	C6
Common Tern Sterna hirundo	LC	breeding	1990-2006	60-80 breeding pairs	C6
Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus	LC	breeding	1990-2006	2-4 breeding pairs	C6
Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus	VU	breeding	1990-2006	30-40 breeding pairs	C1, C6
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.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
2006	Sărăturile Jijia Inferioară - Prut	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	39
2007	Eleșteiele Jijiei și Miletinului	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	87

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Water fringe vegetation	87
Grassland		10

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
fisheries/aquaculture	70
water management	20
hunting	10

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Jijiei şi Miletinului fish-ponds (Romania). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/jijiei-şi-miletinului-fish-ponds-iba-romania on 23/11/2024.