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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	100-120 individuals	C2
Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis	VU	passage	1990-2006	600-700 individuals	C1, C6
Greylag Goose Anser anser	LC	passage	1990-2006	2,000 individuals	C3
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	winter	1990-2006	6,000-8,400 individuals	C3
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus	VU	passage	1990-2006	2-20 individuals	C6
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	NT	breeding	1990-2006	35-50 breeding pairs	C1
Spotted Crake Porzana porzana	LC	breeding	1990-2006	20-30 breeding pairs	C6
Little Crake Zapornia parva	LC	breeding	1990-2006	24-30 breeding pairs	C6
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	passage	1990-2006	60 individuals	C6
White Stork Ciconia ciconia	LC	passage	1990-2006	3,000-7,000 individuals	C2
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus	LC	passage	1990-2006	120 individuals	C2
Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus	LC	winter	1990-2006	150-400 individuals	C2
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa	NT	passage	1990-2006	400-600 individuals	C1
Moustached Warbler Acrocephalus melanopogon	LC	breeding	1990-2006	90-110 breeding pairs	C6
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage	1990-2006	25,000-28,000 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	2,200	2,500	individuals	100	favourable
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	20,000	30,000	individuals	100	favourable

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Artificial/Terrestrial	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
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Biological resource use	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Most of site (50-90%) covered (including the most critical parts for important bird species)	A comprehensive and appropriate management plan exists that aims to maintain or improve the populations of qualifying bird species	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	medium

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
2007	Lacul Strachina	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	21

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)	Standing brackish and salt water, Water fringe vegetation	54
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land	46

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
not utilised	95
agriculture	5

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lake Strachina (Romania). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lake-strachina-iba-romania on 23/11/2024.