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Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
A mixture of meadows and almost unbroken woodland situated along the Mure° river between Arad and the Hungarian border. In wetter areas
Salix and
Populus dominate with
Quercus,
Ulmus and
Fraxinus on drier sites. Only 14% of the remaining woods are natural, most having been replaced by plantations. The woods are interspersed with clearings, pastures and permanent small marshes and lakes. Flooding occurs each spring.
This is an important site for breeding, passage and wintering waterbirds and raptors. Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria:
Aythya nyroca (10 breeding pairs),
Haliaeetus albicilla (3-4 wintering birds) and
Crex crex (breeding).
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
The main threats are from deforestation, dyke construction and hunting. The area has been proposed as a transboundary reserve.
National Low
International None25 ha of IBA covered by Nature Reserve (Bezdin Lake, 25 ha). 17 ha of IBA covered by Nature Reserve (Prundul Mare Island), 17 ha).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mures river lower flood-plain (Romania). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mures-river-lower-flood-plain-iba-romania on 23/12/2024.
