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RO064
Almăjului Mountains - Locvei
Location Romania, Caras-Severin,Mehedinti
Central coordinates 21o 53.43' East  44o 45.48' North
IBA criteria C1, C6
Area 156,620 ha
Altitude 37 - 972m
Year of IBA assessment 2007

Romanian Ornithological Society



Populations of IBA trigger species

Species Season Period Population estimate Quality of estimate IBA Criteria IUCN Category
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus breeding  1990-2006  2-4 breeding pairs  good  C6  Least Concern 
Short-toed Snake-eagle Circaetus gallicus breeding  1990-2006  15-30 breeding pairs  good  C6  Least Concern 
Levant Sparrowhawk Accipiter brevipes breeding  1990-2006  5-10 breeding pairs  good  C6  Least Concern 
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos breeding  1990-2006  2-4 breeding pairs  good  C6  Least Concern 
Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus breeding  1990-2006  3-5 breeding pairs  good  C6  Least Concern 
Eurasian Eagle-owl Bubo bubo breeding  1990-2006  5-10 breeding pairs  good  C6  Least Concern 
Eurasian Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus breeding  1990-2006  175-250 breeding pairs  good  C6  Least Concern 
European Roller Coracias garrulus breeding  1990-2006  10-12 breeding pairs  good  C1  Near Threatened 
Middle Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos medius breeding  1990-2006  1,200-1,300 breeding pairs  good  C6  Least Concern 
White-backed Woodpecker Dendrocopos leucotos breeding  1990-2006  300-350 breeding pairs  good  C6  Least Concern 
Black woodpecker Dryocopus martius breeding  1990-2006  210-230 breeding pairs  good  C6  Least Concern 
Grey-faced Woodpecker Picus canus breeding  1990-2006  300-350 breeding pairs  good  C6  Least Concern 
Wood Lark Lullula arborea breeding  1990-2006  1,800-2,300 breeding pairs  good  C6  Least Concern 
Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana breeding  1990-2006  100-150 breeding pairs  good  C6  Least Concern 

Protected areas

Protected area Designation Area (ha) Relationship with IBA Overlap with IBA (ha)  
Cheile Nerei - BeuÅniÅa - ROSCI0031 Habitats Directive 37,290 protected area is adjacent to site 0  
Cheile Nerei - BeuÅniÅa - ROSPA0020 Birds Directive 37,173 protected area is adjacent to site 0  
Cursul DunÄrii - BaziaÅ - PorÅile de Fier - ROSPA0026 Birds Directive 8,626 protected area overlaps with site 823  
MunÅii AlmÄjului - Locvei - ROSPA0080 Birds Directive 117,832 protected area contained by site 117,832  
Platoul MehedinÅi - ROSCI0198 Habitats Directive 53,892 protected area is adjacent to site 0  
PorÅile de Fier - ROSCI0206 Habitats Directive 124,293 protected area overlaps with site 116,260  

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Recommended citation  BirdLife International (2013) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Almăjului Mountains - Locvei. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 25/05/2013

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