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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	66 individuals	C2
Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis	VU	passage	1990-2006	780 individuals	C1, C6
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	passage	1990-2006	14,000-20,000 individuals	C3
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	NT	breeding	1990-2006	130-140 breeding pairs	C1, C6
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	NT	passage	1990-2006	550-720 individuals	C1, C2
Little Crake Zapornia parva	LC	breeding	1990-2006	36 breeding pairs	C6
Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida	LC	breeding	1990-2006	400-500 breeding pairs	C2, C6
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage	1990-2006	20,000 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
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus	66	0	individuals	0	very unfavourable
Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis	780	0	individuals	0	very unfavourable
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	14,000	0	individuals	0	very unfavourable
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	550	0	individuals	0	very unfavourable
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	130	0	individuals	0	very unfavourable
Little Crake Zapornia parva	36	0	breeding pairs	0	very unfavourable
Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida	400	0	breeding pairs	0	very unfavourable
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	20,000	1,000	individuals	5	very unfavourable

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Wetlands (inland)	very poor (< 40%)	very poor (< 40%)	very unfavourable
Grassland	moderate (70-90%)	moderate (70-90%)	unfavourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Natural system modifications	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Energy production and mining	past (and unlikely to return) and no longer limiting	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant 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	Măxineni	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	26

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater	76
Grassland	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland	24

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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