RO001
Lunca Turului Inferior


IBA Justification

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
Corncrake Crex crex LC breeding 1990-2006 20-30 breeding pairs C1
Black Kite Milvus migrans LC breeding 1990-2006 2-4 breeding pairs C6

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2007) may differ.


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
2000 Râul Tur Rezervatie naturala 29
2006 Râul Tur Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 100
2007 Lunca inferioară a Turului Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) 96


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lunca Turului Inferior (Romania). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lunca-turului-inferior-iba-romania on 22/11/2024.