RO062
Prut river flood-plain - Vlădeşti - Frumuşiţa


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
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons LC passage (1990–2006) 9,000–11,000 birds C3
Black Stork Ciconia nigra LC breeding (1990–2006) 7–10 pairs C6
White Stork Ciconia ciconia LC passage (1990–2006) 3,000–4,500 birds C2
Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus LC passage (1990–2006) 350–500 birds C2, C6
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa NT passage (1990–2006) 7,000–10,000 birds C1, C3
Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus LC passage (1990–2006) 1,500–2,000 birds C3
Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida LC breeding (1990–2006) 170–250 pairs C6
Common Tern Sterna hirundo LC breeding (1990–2006) 120–150 pairs C6
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis LC breeding (1990–2006) 50–70 pairs C6
Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus VU breeding (1990–2006) 10–15 pairs C1
Merlin Falco columbarius LC winter (1990–2006) 10–15 birds C6
A4iii Species group - waterbirds n/a passage (1990–2006) 20,000–35,000 birds C4

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1994 Lacul Vlășcuța Rezervatie naturala (IV) <1
2005 Parcul Natural Lunca Joasă a Prutului Inferior Parc natural (V) 12


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Prut river flood-plain - Vlădeşti - Frumuşiţa (Romania). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/prut-river-flood-plain--vlădeşti--frumuşiţa-iba-romania on 23/12/2024.