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Lake Brateş


IBA Justification

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
Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis VU winter (1990–2006) 400–800 birds C1
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons LC winter (1990–2006) 8,000–18,000 birds C3
Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus LC passage (1990–2006) 280–320 birds C2, C6
Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida LC breeding (1990–2006) 200–320 pairs C6
Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida LC passage (1990–2006) 1,500–3,000 birds C2
Black Tern Chlidonias niger LC breeding (1990–2006) 35–50 pairs C6
Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus VU breeding (1990–2006) 10–15 pairs C1
A4iii Species group - waterbirds n/a winter (1990–2006) 20,000–26,000 birds C4


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lake Brateş (Romania). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lake-brateş-iba-romania on 24/12/2024.