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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus	LC	winter (1990–2006)	120–130 birds	C2, C6
Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis	VU	winter (1990–2006)	700–2,500 birds	C1, C2, C6
Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis	VU	passage (1990–2006)	2,000–3,000 birds	C1, C2, C6
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	winter (1990–2006)	6,000–9,200 birds	C3
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	NT	passage (1990–2006)	120–163 birds	C1
Gadwall Mareca strepera	LC	passage (1990–2006)	800–1,360 birds	C3
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia	LC	passage (1990–2006)	190–310 birds	C2
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus	LC	passage (1990–2006)	250–270 birds	C2
Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides	LC	passage (1990–2006)	234–490 birds	C2
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus	NT	passage (1990–2006)	42–77 birds	C1, C2, C6
Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus	LC	passage (1990–2006)	630–900 birds	C2, C6
Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus	LC	winter (1990–2006)	660–800 birds	C2, C6
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta	LC	breeding (1990–2006)	38–74 pairs	C6
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus	LC	breeding (1990–2006)	24–40 pairs	C6
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus	LC	passage (1990–2006)	340 birds	C2
Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus	LC	breeding (1990–2006)	12–14 pairs	C6
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa	NT	passage (1990–2006)	450–3,000 birds	C1, C3
Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola	LC	breeding (1990–2006)	24–55 pairs	C6
Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola	LC	passage (1990–2006)	200–320 birds	C2, C6
Mediterranean Gull Larus melanocephalus	LC	passage (1990–2006)	1,800–2,600 birds	C2, C6
Little Tern Sternula albifrons	LC	passage (1990–2006)	400 birds	C2, C6
Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida	LC	passage (1990–2006)	2,000 birds	C2
Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus	VU	breeding (1990–2006)	14–28 pairs	C1
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage (1990–2006)	20,000 birds	C4

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' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	moderate (70–90%)	moderate (70–90%)	poor

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Climate change and severe weather	happe­ning now	most of popul­ation/area (50–90%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations)	high
Biological resource use	happe­ning now	most of popul­ation/area (50–90%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	high
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations)	high
Human intrusions and disturbance	happe­ning now	few indivi­duals/small area (<10%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	low
Pollution	happe­ning now	few indivi­duals/small area (<10%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	low
Energy production and mining	past (and unlikely to return) and no longer limiting	most of popul­ation/area (50–90%)	rapid decline (>30% over 3 gener­ations)	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Whole area (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A compre­hensive and appropriate management plan exists that aims to maintain or improve the populations of qualifying bird species	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented, but these are not compre­hensive and are limited by resources and capacity	high

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	55	Arable land
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	45

Land use	% of IBA
not utilised	98

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lake Beibugeac (Plopu) (Romania). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lake-beibugeac-(plopu)-iba-romania on 23/12/2024.