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RO081
Danube Delta
Location Romania, Constanta,Tulcea
Central coordinates 29o 23.72' East  45o 9.36' North
IBA criteria C1, C2, C3, C4, C6
Area 515,580 ha
Altitude 0 - 137m
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
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons winter  1990-2006  12,000-100,000 individuals  good  C3  Least Concern 
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus winter  1990-2006  10-30 individuals  good  C1, C6  Vulnerable 
Greylag Goose Anser anser winter  1990-2006  6,500-15,000 individuals  good  C3  Least Concern 
Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis winter  1990-2006  7,000-24,000 individuals  good  C1, C2, C6  Endangered 
Mute Swan Cygnus olor winter  1990-2006  3,600-5,300 individuals  good  C3  Least Concern 
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus winter  1990-2006  340-1,270 individuals  good  C2, C6  Least Concern 
Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna winter  1990-2006  800-1,200 individuals  good  C3  Least Concern 
Gadwall Anas strepera winter  1990-2006  1,200-5,500 individuals  good  C3  Least Concern 
Eurasian Wigeon Anas penelope passage  1990-2006  6,500-8,000 individuals  good  C3  Least Concern 
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos winter  1990-2006  23,500-82,000 individuals  good  C3  Least Concern 
Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata passage  1990-2006  5,500-6,000 individuals  good  C3  Least Concern 
Common Teal Anas crecca passage  1990-2006  9,000-20,000 individuals  good  C3  Least Concern 
Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina winter  1990-2006  540-2,470 individuals  good  C3  Least Concern 
Common Pochard Aythya ferina winter  1990-2006  24,000-38,000 individuals  good  C3  Least Concern 
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca breeding  1990-2006  3,800-4,200 breeding pairs  good  C1, C2, C6  Near Threatened 
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula winter  1990-2006  6,300-7,450 individuals  good  C3  Least Concern 
Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula winter  1990-2006  410-520 individuals  good  C3  Least Concern 
Smew Mergellus albellus winter  1990-2006  2,100-3,800 individuals  good  C2, C6  Least Concern 
Common Merganser Mergus merganser winter  1990-2006  120-180 individuals  good  C3  Least Concern 
White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala winter  1990-2006  1-4 individuals  good  C1  Endangered 
Yelkouan Shearwater Puffinus yelkouan passage  1990-2006  20-1,000 individuals  good  C2, C6  Vulnerable 
White Stork Ciconia ciconia breeding  1990-2006  80-90 breeding pairs  good  C6  Least Concern 
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus breeding  1990-2006  2,000-3,200 breeding pairs  good  C2, C6  Least Concern 
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia breeding  1990-2006  360-440 breeding pairs  good  C2, C6  Least Concern 
Great Bittern Botaurus stellaris breeding  1990-2006  1,550-1,650 breeding pairs  good  C2, C6  Least Concern 
Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus breeding  1990-2006  3,000-3,500 breeding pairs  good  C2, C6  Least Concern 
Black-crowned Night-heron Nycticorax nycticorax breeding  1990-2006  2,660-3,200 breeding pairs  good  C2, C6  Least Concern 
Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides breeding  1990-2006  2,000-2,400 breeding pairs  good  C2, C6  Least Concern 
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea breeding  1990-2006  230-450 breeding pairs  good  C2, C6  Least Concern 
Great Egret Casmerodius albus breeding  1990-2006  320-360 breeding pairs  good  C2, C6  Least Concern 
Great Egret Casmerodius albus winter  1990-2006  620-870 individuals  good  C2  Least Concern 
Little Egret Egretta garzetta breeding  1990-2006  1,700-2,500 breeding pairs  good  C2, C6  Least Concern 
Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus breeding  1990-2006  3,560-4,160 breeding pairs  good  C2, C6  Least Concern 
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus breeding  1990-2006  320-410 breeding pairs  good  C1, C2, C6  Vulnerable 
Pygmy Cormorant Phalacrocorax pygmeus breeding  1990-2006  8,700-9,500 breeding pairs  good  C2, C6  Least Concern 
Pygmy Cormorant Phalacrocorax pygmeus winter  1990-2006  4,000-6,500 individuals  good  C2, C6  Least Concern 
Pygmy Cormorant Phalacrocorax pygmeus passage  1990-2006  4,000-6,500 individuals  good  C2  Least Concern 
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo winter  1990-2006  3,000-7,000 individuals  good  C3  Least Concern 
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo passage  1990-2006  21,000-28,000 individuals  good  C3  Least Concern 
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni breeding  1990-2006  1-3 breeding pairs  good  C6  Least Concern 
Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus breeding  1990-2006  220-340 breeding pairs  good  C1, C2, C6  Near Threatened 
Merlin Falco columbarius winter  1990-2006  20-60 individuals  good  C6  Least Concern 
Saker Falcon Falco cherrug breeding  1990-2006  1-2 breeding pairs  good  C1, C6  Endangered 
Black Kite Milvus migrans breeding  1990-2006  6-7 breeding pairs  good  C6  Least Concern 
White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla breeding  1990-2006  26-28 breeding pairs  good  C2, C6  Least Concern 
Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus breeding  1990-2006  300-400 breeding pairs  good  C6  Least Concern 
Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus breeding  1990-2006  2-3 breeding pairs  good  C6  Least Concern 
Greater Spotted Eagle Aquila clanga winter  1990-2006  8-14 individuals  good  C1, C6  Vulnerable 
Little Crake Porzana parva breeding  1990-2006  2,000-3,000 breeding pairs  good  C2, C6  Least Concern 
Spotted Crake Porzana porzana breeding  1990-2006  300-400 breeding pairs  good  C2, C6  Least Concern 
Common Coot Fulica atra winter  1990-2006  22,000-34,000 individuals  good  C3  Least Concern 
Eurasian Thick-knee Burhinus oedicnemus breeding  1990-2006  44-60 breeding pairs  good  C6  Least Concern 
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus breeding  1990-2006  220-370 breeding pairs  good  C2, C6  Least Concern 
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus passage  1990-2006  1,400-2,200 individuals  good  C2  Least Concern 
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta breeding  1990-2006  220-280 breeding pairs  good  C2, C6  Least Concern 
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta passage  1990-2006  800-1,200 individuals  good  C2  Least Concern 
Eurasian Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria passage  1990-2006  120-300 individuals  good  C6  Least Concern 
Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus breeding  1990-2006  90-120 breeding pairs  good  C6  Least Concern 
Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus passage  1990-2006  450-520 individuals  good  C2  Least Concern 
Eurasian Dotterel Eudromias morinellus passage  1990-2006  12-89 individuals  good  C6  Least Concern 
Great Snipe Gallinago media passage  1990-2006  20-80 individuals  good  C6  Near Threatened 
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa passage  1990-2006  10,000-15,000 individuals  good  C1, C3  Near Threatened 
Slender-billed Curlew Numenius tenuirostris passage  1990-2006  1-3 individuals  good  C1  Critically Endangered 
Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata passage  1990-2006  3,000-6,000 individuals  good  C3  Near Threatened 
Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus passage  1990-2006  750-1,200 individuals  good  C3  Least Concern 
Common Redshank Tringa totanus passage  1990-2006  3,500-12,000 individuals  good  C3  Least Concern 
Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis passage  1990-2006  600-700 individuals  good  C3  Least Concern 
Little Stint Calidris minuta passage  1990-2006  4,000-8,000 individuals  good  C3  Least Concern 
Dunlin Calidris alpina passage  1990-2006  10,000-17,000 individuals  good  C3  Least Concern 
Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea passage  1990-2006  8,000-9,000 individuals  good  C3  Least Concern 
Broad-billed Sandpiper Limicola falcinellus passage  1990-2006  700-950 individuals  good  C3  Least Concern 
Ruff Philomachus pugnax passage  1990-2006  13,000-18,000 individuals  good  C6  Least Concern 
Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus passage  1990-2006  700-1,200 individuals  good  C6  Least Concern 
Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola breeding  1990-2006  420-540 breeding pairs  good  C2, C6  Least Concern 
Mew Gull Larus canus passage  1990-2006  9,000-12,000 individuals  good  C3  Least Concern 
Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus passage  1990-2006  20,000-50,000 individuals  good  C3  Least Concern 
Slender-billed Gull Larus genei passage  1990-2006  20-70 individuals  good  C6  Least Concern 
Mediterranean Gull Larus melanocephalus breeding  1990-2006  220-360 breeding pairs  good  C2, C6  Least Concern 
Little Gull Larus minutus passage  1990-2006  10,000-12,000 individuals  good  C2, C6  Least Concern 
Gull-billed Tern Sterna nilotica passage  1990-2006  320-350 individuals  good  C2, C6  Least Concern 
Caspian Tern Sterna caspia passage  1990-2006  120-140 individuals  good  C2, C6  Least Concern 
Sandwich Tern Sterna sandvicensis breeding  1990-2006  20-60 breeding pairs  good  C2, C6  Least Concern 
Sandwich Tern Sterna sandvicensis passage  1990-2006  1,200-3,000 individuals  good  C2, C6  Least Concern 
Common Tern Sterna hirundo breeding  1990-2006  1,800-2,300 breeding pairs  good  C2, C6  Least Concern 
Little Tern Sterna albifrons breeding  1990-2006  160-220 breeding pairs  good  C2, C6  Least Concern 
Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida breeding  1990-2006  2,300-2,500 breeding pairs  good  C2, C6  Least Concern 
Black Tern Chlidonias niger breeding  1990-2006  20-80 breeding pairs  good  C6  Least Concern 
Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus breeding  1990-2006  12-20 breeding pairs  good  C6  Least Concern 
European Roller Coracias garrulus breeding  1990-2006  360-420 breeding pairs  good  C1, C6  Near Threatened 
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis breeding  1990-2006  1,500-1,700 breeding pairs  good  C6  Least Concern 
Moustached Warbler Acrocephalus melanopogon breeding  1990-2006  10,000-12,000 breeding pairs  good  C6  Least Concern 
Pied Wheatear Oenanthe pleschanka breeding  1990-2006  12-24 breeding pairs  good  C6  Least Concern 
A4iii Species group - waterbirds passage  1990-2006  470,000-950,000 individuals  good  C4   

Protected areas

Protected area Designation Area (ha) Relationship with IBA Overlap with IBA (ha)  
BeÅtepe - Mahmudia - ROSPA0009 Birds Directive 3,658 protected area is adjacent to site 0  
Delta DunÄrii - ROSCI0065 Habitats Directive 450,542 protected area contained by site 450,542  
Delta DunÄrii - zona marinÄ - ROSCI0066 Habitats Directive 121,697 protected area overlaps with site 6,408  
Delta DunÄrii Åi Complexul Razim - Sinoie - ROSPA0031 Birds Directive 511,921 protected area contained by site 511,921  
Lacul Beibugeac - ROSPA0052 Birds Directive 256 protected area is adjacent to site 0  
Lunca JoasÄ a Prutului - ROSCI0105 Habitats Directive 5,656 protected area is adjacent to site 0  
Lunca Prutului - VlÄdeÅti - FrumuÅiÅa - ROSPA0070 Birds Directive 7,652 protected area is adjacent to site 0  
Marea NeagrÄ - ROSPA0076 Birds Directive 147,082 protected area is adjacent to site 0  
MÄcin - NiculiÅel - ROSPA0073 Birds Directive 67,330 protected area is adjacent to site 0  

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