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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
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	breeding	1990-2006	30-40 breeding pairs	C1
Eurasian Eagle-owl Bubo bubo	LC	breeding	1990-2006	5-8 breeding pairs	C6
European Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus	LC	breeding	1990-2006	40-60 breeding pairs	C6
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos	LC	breeding	1990-2006	11-12 breeding pairs	C6
Grey-faced Woodpecker Picus canus	LC	breeding	1990-2006	380-420 breeding pairs	C6
Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius	LC	breeding	1990-2006	120-140 breeding pairs	C6
White-backed Woodpecker Dendrocopos leucotos	LC	breeding	1990-2006	320-360 breeding pairs	C6
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus	LC	breeding	1990-2006	2-3 breeding pairs	C6
Woodlark Lullula arborea	LC	breeding	1990-2006	2,000-2,700 breeding pairs	C6
Collared Flycatcher Ficedula albicollis	LC	breeding	1990-2006	18,000-25,000 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
-	Râmeti	Nature Reserve	<1
1940	Șesul Craiului - Scărița - Belioara	Rezervatie naturala	<1
1968	Cheile Runcului	Rezervatie naturala	<1
1968	Cheile Râmețului	Rezervatie naturala	<1
1968	Cheile Vălișoarei	Rezervatie naturala	<1
1968	Cheile Mănăstirii	Rezervatie naturala	<1
1968	Huda lui Papară	Rezervatie stiintifica	<1
1968	Calcarele cu orbitoline de la Piatra Corbului	Rezervatie naturala	-
1969	Intregalde	Nature Reserve	<1
1994	Cheile Caprei	Rezervatie naturala	<1
1994	Cheile Pociovaliștei	Rezervatie naturala	<1
1994	Piatra Ceții	Rezervatie naturala	<1
1994	Pădurea Sloboda	Rezervatie naturala	<1
1994	Cheile Poșegii	Rezervatie naturala	<1
1994	Cheile Tecșeștilor	Monument al naturii	<1
1994	Cheile Silosului	Monument al naturii	<1
1994	Cheile Geogelului	Monument al naturii	<1
1994	Poienile cu narcise din Tecșești	Rezervatie naturala	<1
1994	Bulzul Gălzii	Monument al naturii	<1
1994	Piatra Boului	Monument al naturii	<1
1999	Iezerul Ighiel	Rezervatie naturala	<1
1999	Cheile Găldiței și Turcului	Rezervatie naturala	<1
1999	Cheile Plaiului	Monument al naturii	<1
1999	Cheile Întregalde	Rezervatie naturala	<1
1999	Cheile Pravului	Monument al naturii	<1
1999	Cheile Ampoiței	Rezervatie naturala	<1
1999	Pădurea Vidolm	Rezervatie naturala	<1
1999	Peștera de la Groși	Rezervatie naturala	<1
1999	Cheile Piatra Bălții	Monument al naturii	<1
1999	Piatra Grohotișului	Monument al naturii	-
2000	Cheile Turzii	Rezervatie naturala	<1
2000	Cheile Turenilor	Rezervatie naturala	<1
2000	Peștera Vânătările Ponorului	Rezervatie naturala	<1
2006	Trascău	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	43
2006	Cheile Turzii	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2006	Cheile Turenilor	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2007	Munții Trascăului	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	52
2011	Fânațele Pietroasa - Podeni	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Grassland	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland	35
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Native coniferous woodland	31
Artificial/Terrestrial		20
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	Scree & boulders, Inland cliffs	14

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	65
fisheries/aquaculture	25
forestry	20
hunting	-
nature conservation and research	-

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