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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	winter	1990-2006	120-130 individuals	C2, C6
Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis	VU	winter	1990-2006	700-2,500 individuals	C1, C2, C6
Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis	VU	passage	1990-2006	2,000-3,000 individuals	C1, C2, C6
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	winter	1990-2006	6,000-9,200 individuals	C3
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	NT	passage	1990-2006	120-163 individuals	C1
Gadwall Mareca strepera	LC	passage	1990-2006	800-1,360 individuals	C3
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia	LC	passage	1990-2006	190-310 individuals	C2
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus	LC	passage	1990-2006	250-270 individuals	C2
Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides	LC	passage	1990-2006	234-490 individuals	C2
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus	NT	passage	1990-2006	42-77 individuals	C1, C2, C6
Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus	LC	passage	1990-2006	630-900 individuals	C2, C6
Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus	LC	winter	1990-2006	660-800 individuals	C2, C6
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta	LC	breeding	1990-2006	38-74 breeding pairs	C6
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus	LC	breeding	1990-2006	24-40 breeding pairs	C6
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus	LC	passage	1990-2006	340 individuals	C2
Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus	LC	breeding	1990-2006	12-14 breeding pairs	C6
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa	NT	passage	1990-2006	450-3,000 individuals	C1, C3
Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola	LC	breeding	1990-2006	24-55 breeding pairs	C6
Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola	LC	passage	1990-2006	200-320 individuals	C2, C6
Mediterranean Gull Larus melanocephalus	LC	passage	1990-2006	1,800-2,600 individuals	C2, C6
Little Tern Sternula albifrons	LC	passage	1990-2006	400 individuals	C2, C6
Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida	LC	passage	1990-2006	2,000 individuals	C2
Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus	VU	breeding	1990-2006	14-28 breeding pairs	C1
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.

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%)	unfavourable

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

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1991	Danube Delta	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	100
2007	Lacul Beibugeac	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	93
2007	Delta Dunării și Complexul Razim - Sinoie	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	6

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land	55
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		45

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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 23/11/2024.