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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	220-280 breeding pairs	C6
Western Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus	LC	breeding	1990-2006	180-200 individuals	C6
Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix	LC	breeding	1990-2006	40-70 individuals	C6
Eurasian Pygmy-owl Glaucidium passerinum	LC	breeding	1990-2006	35-50 breeding pairs	C6
Boreal Owl Aegolius funereus	LC	breeding	1990-2006	120-150 breeding pairs	C6
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos	LC	breeding	1990-2006	2-3 breeding pairs	C6
Three-toed Woodpecker Picoides tridactylus	LC	breeding	1990-2006	150-180 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
-	Pietrosul Mare	Nature Reserve	5
1931	Pietrosul Mare	Nature reserve	6
1976	Ineu Lala	Nature reserve	1
1976	Poiana cu narcise de pe masivul Saca	Nature reserve	<1
1977	Cornu Nedeii - Ciungii Bălăsânii	Rezervatie naturala	3
1979	Pietrosul Mare Nature Reserve	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve	5
1990	Parcul Național Munții Rodnei	Parc national	75
1995	Izvoarele Mihăiesei	Rezervatie naturala	1
2000	Piatra Rea	Rezervatie stiintifica	1
2000	Peștera și izbucul Izvorul Albastru al Izei	Monument al naturii	<1
2000	Peștera din Valea Cobășelului	Natural monument	<1
2000	Izvorul Bătrâna	Nature reserve	<1
2005	Parcul Natural Munții Maramureșului	Parc natural	9
2006	Munții Rodnei	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	76
2006	Munții Maramureșului	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	9
2007	Munții Rodnei	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	75
2011	Munții Maramureșului	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	9

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Native coniferous woodland, Treeline ecotone	60
Grassland	Alpine, subalpine and boreal grassland	25
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)		14

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	50
tourism/recreation	50

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