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Lunca Siretului Mijlociu


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
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos LC winter (1990–2006) 20,000–25,000 birds C3
Eurasian Coot Fulica atra LC winter (1990–2006) 28,000–35,000 birds C3
A4iii Species group - waterbirds n/a winter (1990–2006) 20,000 birds C4

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
2016 Siretul Mijlociu Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) (UA) 5


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lunca Siretului Mijlociu (Romania). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lunca-siretului-mijlociu-iba-romania on 28/12/2024.