The Cefa Natural Park () is a protected area (natural park category V IUCN) situated in Romania, on the administrative territory of Bihor County.
Location The natural park is located on the west limit of the Bihor County with Hungary, on the Pannonian–Bulgarian migration corridor, one of the main bird migration corridors in Europe.
Description Cefa Natural Park with an area of apmbh.anpm.ro - Agenția pentru Protecția Mediului Bihor; retrieved on June 10, 2012 was declared a natural protected area by the Government Decision Number 1217 of December 02, 2010 (published in Romanian Official Paper Number 840 of December 15, 2010) monitoruljuridic.ro - Hotărârea de Guvern Nr.1217 din 2 decembrie 2010, privind instituirea regimului de arie naturală protejată pentru Parcul Natural Cefa; retrieved on June 10, 2012 and represents a large area with swamps, canals, floodplains, forest (Rădvani Forest), and pastures, and is a wetland of international importance, especially as habitat for waterfowls and terrestrial species.
Fauna
Species of birds: grey heron (Ardea cinerea), little egret (Egretta garzetta), eastern imperial eagle (Aquila heliaca), squacco heron (Ardeola raloides), common pochard (Aythya ferina), Eurasian bittern (Botaurus stellaris), white stork (Ciconia ciconia), black stork (Ciconia nigra), pallid harrier (Circus macrourus), mute swan (Cygnus olor), Sanderling (Calidris alba), black-throated loon (Gavia arctica), common gull (Larus canus), red-crested pochard (Netta rufina), yellow wagtail (Motacilla flava), lesser black-backed gull (Larus fuscus), black-headed gull (Larus ridibundus), great grey shrike (Lanius excubitor) or Eurasian golden oriole (Oriolus oriolus). natura2000.mmediu.ro - Biodiversitatea în România - Parcul Natural Cefa ; retrieved on June 10, 2012
Access National road DN79 Timișoara - Arad - Inand - county road DJ797 - Cefa primariacefa.bihor.ro - Turism în Parcul Natural Cefa ; retrieved on June 10, 2012
Gallery Species of fauna
References
External links www.welcometoromania.ro - Cefa, Natural park, Ponds