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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
Hazel Grouse Tetrastes bonasia	LC	breeding	1990-2006	110-140 breeding pairs	C6
Western Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus	LC	breeding	1990-2006	50-80 individuals	C6
Eurasian Pygmy-owl Glaucidium passerinum	LC	breeding	1990-2006	15-20 breeding pairs	C6
Boreal Owl Aegolius funereus	LC	breeding	1990-2006	50-70 breeding pairs	C6
Eurasian Eagle-owl Bubo bubo	LC	breeding	1990-2006	8-12 breeding pairs	C6
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos	LC	breeding	1990-2006	3-4 breeding pairs	C6
Three-toed Woodpecker Picoides tridactylus	LC	breeding	1990-2006	75-100 breeding pairs	C6
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus	LC	breeding	1990-2006	2-3 breeding pairs	C6
Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva	LC	breeding	1990-2006	800-1,300 breeding pairs	C6

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2007) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1979	Retezat National Park	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve	100
1988	Parcul Național Retezat	Parc national	100
1995	Gemenele	Rezervatie naturala	5
1995	Peștera Zeicului	Monument al naturii	<1
2006	Retezat	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	100
2007	Munții Retezat	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	100

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Native coniferous woodland, Treeline ecotone	78
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)		10
Grassland	Alpine, subalpine and boreal grassland	9

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	95
agriculture	10
tourism/recreation	5

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