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Rarău Mountains - Giumalău


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
Eurasian Pygmy-owl Glaucidium passerinum LC breeding (1990–2006) 12–17 pairs C6
Three-toed Woodpecker Picoides tridactylus LC breeding (1990–2006) 50–60 pairs C6

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1940 Codrul Secular Slătioara Rezervatie naturala (IV) 15
1940 Codrul Secular Giumalău Rezervatie naturala (IV) 5
1940 Fânațele montane Todirescu Rezervatie naturala (IV) 1
1941 Slatioara forest Nature Reserve (-) 100
2000 Rarău - Pietrele Doamnei Rezervatie naturala (IV) 14
2005 Peștera Liliecilor Scientific reserve (Ia) <1

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Forest 82 Native coniferous woodland
Shrubland 8
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) 2

Land use

Land use % of IBA
nature conservation and research 100


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Rarău Mountains - Giumalău (Romania). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/rarău-mountains--giumalău-iba-romania on 23/12/2024.