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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2002

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population estimate	IBA Criteria Triggered
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	NT	winter	1990-2001	10-40 individuals	C6
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia	LC	winter	1990-2001	10-60 individuals	C6
Little Egret Egretta garzetta	LC	winter	1990-2001	50-100 individuals	C6
Eurasian Thick-knee Burhinus oedicnemus	LC	winter	1990-2001	50-180 individuals	C6
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus	LC	breeding	1990-2001	50-180 breeding pairs	C6
Mediterranean Gull Larus melanocephalus	LC	winter	1990-2001	100-3,000 individuals	C6
Little Tern Sternula albifrons	LC	breeding	1990-2001	80-200 breeding pairs	C6
Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis	LC	winter	1990-2001	50-150 individuals	C6

Note: This table presents the IBA criteria triggered and the species that triggered then at the time of assessment, the current IUCN Red List category may vary from that which was in place at that time.

For more information about the IBA assessment process and criteria please click here

Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Vendicari	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1,517	protected area overlaps with site	1,517
Vendicari	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	1,450	protected area overlaps with site	1,450
Riserva naturale Oasi Faunistica di Vendicari	Riserva naturale regionale/provinciale	1,512	protected area overlaps with site	1,512
Pantano Morghella	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	263	protected area overlaps with site	148
Pantani Sicilia S.O.	Regional Nature Reserve	1,385	protected area contained by site	1,385
Pantani della Sicilia sud-orientale; Morghella, di Marzamemi, di Punta Pilieri e Vendicari	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	3,559	protected area overlaps with site	3,051
Pantani della Sicilia sud orientale	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1,601	protected area overlaps with site	1,448
Fondali di Vendicari	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	3,901	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Fondali dell'isola di Capo Passero	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	5,367	protected area is adjacent to site	0

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Shrubland	Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis	-
Wetlands (inland)	Standing brackish and salt water, Water fringe vegetation	-
Artificial/Terrestrial		-
Coastline	Sand dunes & beaches, Salt marshes, Lagoons	-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-
other	-
nature conservation and research	-
tourism/recreation	-

For further information about the land use classification please click here.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Pantani di Vendicari e di Capo Passero. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 10/08/2022.