Cefa fish-ponds and Radvani wood (453)
Romania, Europe
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2007
National site name: Pescăria Cefa - Pădurea Rădvani
Central coordinates: Latitude: 46.8583, Longitude: 21.6207
System: freshwater, terrestrial
Elevation (m): 84 to 107
Area of KBA (km2): 184.96801
Protected area coverage (%): 75.08
KBA classification: Global/Regional TBD
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Site description: The site consists of a fish-pond complex in an area of old marsh, fed by the Crisul Negru river and surrounded by the Corhana canal. Reedbeds (Phragmites) grow along the dykes and edges of the fish-ponds. The site also includes agricultural fields, grasslands and hay meadows and to the south the Rãdvani forest which is dominated by Quercus and Ulmus.
Rationale for qualifying as KBA: This site qualifies as a Key Biodiversity Area of international significance because it meets one or more previously established criteria and thresholds for identifying sites of biodiversity importance (including Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas, Alliance for Zero Extinction sites, and Key Biodiversity Areas)
Additional biodiversity: This is a very important site for breeding and passage waterbirds. The site holds 20,000 or more waterbirds on passage on a regular basis (includes 7,000 Anser albifrons, 2,500 Anas crecca, 1,160 Anas platyrhynchos, 2,000 Calidris alpina). Rãdvani wood holds a heronry. Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria: Phalacrocorax pygmeus (passage), Branta ruficollis (wintering) and Haliaeetus albicilla (wintering).
Habitats
Land use: agriculture (10%) | fisheries/aquaculture (70%) | hunting (10%) | nature conservation and research (5%) | tourism/recreation (5%)
| IUCN Habitat | Coverage % | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Shrubland | 5 | |
| Grassland | 5 | |
| Artificial - Terrestrial | 10 | |
| Wetlands(Inland) | 60 | |
| Forest | 20 |
Threats
Summary of threats to biodiversity at KBA: Phalacrocorax carbo and game species (geese and ducks) are hunted. A management plan exists for the site, which is a proposed Ramsar Site.