İğneada Floodplain Forests National Park mixed wood. Vine species are the most distinct plants of the forest. Sprecies of European ash ("Fraxinus excelsior"), oak ("Quercus"), alder ("(Alnus"), beech ("Fagaceae") and maple ("Aceraceae") are trees found in the national park forest. Trout ("Oncorhynchus"), smelt ("Osmeridae"), grey mullet ("Mugilidae") are fish species of the national park. Birds like white-tailed eagle ("Haliaeetus albicilla"), European green woodpecker ("Picus viridis"), owl ("Strigiformes"), grey heron ("Ardea cinerea"), European cuckoo ("Cuculus canorus"), kingfisher ("Coraciiformes"), black stork ("Ciconia nigra)") and hoopoe ("Upupa epops") are observed in the area. Among the mammals are wildcat ("Felis silvestris"), wild boar ("Sus scrofa"), hare ("Lepus"), European pine
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