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RO100
Babadag wood
Location Romania, Tulcea
Central coordinates 28o 35.73' East  44o 51.94' North
IBA criteria C1, C6
Area 49,414 ha
Altitude 9 - 402m
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-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus breeding  1990-2006  20-30 breeding pairs  good  C1  Near Threatened 
Saker Falcon Falco cherrug breeding  1990-2006  1-2 breeding pairs  good  C1, C6  Endangered 
Black Kite Milvus migrans breeding  1990-2006  14-16 breeding pairs  good  C6  Least Concern 
Short-toed Snake-eagle Circaetus gallicus breeding  1990-2006  20-30 breeding pairs  good  C6  Least Concern 
Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus breeding  1990-2006  8-16 breeding pairs  good  C6  Least Concern 
Levant Sparrowhawk Accipiter brevipes breeding  1990-2006  40-70 breeding pairs  good  C6  Least Concern 
Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus breeding  1990-2006  40-60 breeding pairs  good  C6  Least Concern 
Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus breeding  1990-2006  20-30 breeding pairs  good  C6  Least Concern 
European Roller Coracias garrulus breeding  1990-2006  400-500 breeding pairs  good  C1, C6  Near Threatened 
Middle Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos medius breeding  1990-2006  500-620 breeding pairs  good  C6  Least Concern 
Pied Wheatear Oenanthe pleschanka breeding  1990-2006  30-60 breeding pairs  good  C6  Least Concern 

Protected areas

Protected area Designation Area (ha) Relationship with IBA Overlap with IBA (ha)  
Delta DunÄrii Åi Complexul Razim - Sinoie - ROSPA0031 Birds Directive 511,921 protected area is adjacent to site 0  
PÄdurea Babadag - ROSPA0091 Birds Directive 58,433 protected area overlaps with site 44,428  
PodiÅul Nord Dobrogean - ROSCI0201 Habitats Directive 87,229 protected area overlaps with site 34,847  

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Recommended citation  BirdLife International (2013) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Babadag wood. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 22/05/2013

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