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The site was identified as important in 2002 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species'):

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s)	Population estimate at site	IBA criteria met
Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris	LC	breeding	1995	2 breeding pairs	C6
Black-crowned Night-heron Nycticorax nycticorax	LC	breeding	1995	450 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i, B2, C2, C6
Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides	LC	breeding	1995	50 breeding pairs	C2, C6

The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2002).

Protected area (PA)	PA designation	PA area (ha)	Relationship of PA with IBA	Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Valli di Argenta	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	2,904	protected area overlaps with site	2,017
Valli di Argenta	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	2,904	protected area overlaps with site	0
Valli Argenta e Marmorta	Wildlife Reserve	0	protected area contained by site	0
Valle Santa	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	261	protected area overlaps with site	261
Valle Campotto e Bassarone	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	1,363	protected area overlaps with site	1,363
Po di Primaro e Bacini di Traghetto	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	1,434	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Delta del Po	Regional Nature Park	59,118	protected area contains site	2,000
Biotopi e Ripristini ambientali di Medicina e Molinella	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	4,021	protected area overlaps with site	0
Biotopi e Ripristini ambientali di Medicina e Molinella	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	4,021	protected area overlaps with site	0
Biotopi di Alfonsine e Fiume Reno	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	472	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Biotopi di Alfonsine e Fiume Reno	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	472	protected area is adjacent to site	0

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Alluvial and very wet forest	-
Grassland	Humid grasslands	-
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Rivers and streams, Water fringe vegetation	-
Artificial/Terrestrial	Highly improved re-seeded landscapes, Perennial crops, orchards and groves	-

For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-
forestry	-
nature conservation and research	-
water management	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Valli di Argenta. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/valli-di-argenta-iba-italy on 29/11/2023.