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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

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

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

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	100

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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.