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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 IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key species') at the site:

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala	EN	winter (1990–2006)	800 individuals	C1, C2, C6
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus	LC	winter (1990–2006)	40 individuals	C6
Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis	VU	winter (1990–2006)	7,000 individuals	C1, C2, C6
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	winter (1990–2006)	20,000 individuals	C3
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus	VU	winter (1990–2006)	10 individuals	C6
Smew Mergellus albellus	LC	winter (1990–2006)	180 individuals	C2, C6
Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis	LC	passage (1990–2006)	2,000 individuals	C3
Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus	LC	winter (1990–2006)	800 individuals	C2, C6
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus	LC	breeding (1990–2006)	30 breeding pairs	C6
Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus	LC	passage (1990–2006)	5,200 individuals	C2
Mediterranean Gull Larus melanocephalus	LC	passage (1990–2006)	600 individuals	C2, C6
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage (1990–2006)	20,000 individuals	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 key species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Artificial/Terrestrial	good (>90%)	good (>90%)	favourable
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	good (>90%)	good (>90%)	favourable

Pressure (threats to the key species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happen­ing now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	moderate deteri­oration (10–30% in 3 gener­ations)	high
Biological resource use	happen­ing now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	slow deteri­oration (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium
Residential and commercial development	likely in short term (within 4 years)	few individ­uals/small area (<10%)	moderate deteri­oration (10–30% in 3 gener­ations)	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the key species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A manage­ment plan exists, but it is out of date or not compre­hensive	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	medium

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
2000	Lacul Techirghiol	Nature reserve (IV)	42

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	53
Artificial/Terrestrial	47	Arable land

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	30
tourism/recreation	10
agriculture	5

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lake Techirghiol (Romania). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lake-techirghiol-iba-romania on 19/01/2025.