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RO083
Beştepe - Mahmudia
Location Romania, Tulcea
Central coordinates 28o 57.91' East  45o 6.79' North
IBA criteria C1, C2, C5, C6
Area 4,290 ha
Altitude 10 - 242m
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
Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis winter  1990-2006  600-700 individuals  good  C1, C6  Endangered 
Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus passage  1990-2006  200-1,000 individuals  good  C2  Near Threatened 
Saker Falcon Falco cherrug breeding  1990-2006  1 breeding pairs  good  C1  Endangered 
Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus passage  1990-2006  30-60 individuals  good  C1, C6  Near Threatened 
Eurasian Thick-knee Burhinus oedicnemus breeding  1990-2006  60-70 breeding pairs  good  C6  Least Concern 
Pied Wheatear Oenanthe pleschanka breeding  1990-2006  32-40 breeding pairs  good  C6  Least Concern 
A4iv Species group - soaring birds/cranes passage  1990-2006  8,000 individuals  good  C5   

Protected areas

Protected area Designation Area (ha) Relationship with IBA Overlap with IBA (ha)  
BeÅtepe - Mahmudia - ROSPA0009 Birds Directive 3,658 protected area contained by site 3,658  
Delta DunÄrii - ROSCI0065 Habitats Directive 450,542 protected area overlaps with site 487  
Delta DunÄrii Åi Complexul Razim - Sinoie - ROSPA0031 Birds Directive 511,921 protected area is adjacent to site 0  

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Recommended citation  BirdLife International (2013) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Beştepe - Mahmudia. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 20/06/2013

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