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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
Common Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus	LC	breeding	2000	10-15 breeding pairs	C6
Milvus migrans	NR	breeding	1995	25-30 breeding pairs	C6
European Roller Coracias garrulus	LC	breeding	2000	3-4 breeding pairs	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)
Riserva naturale statale Tenuta di Castelporziano	Riserva Naturale Statale	5,892	protected area contained by site	0
Riserva naturale Litorale romano	Riserva Naturale Statale	16,327	protected area contained by site	0
Riserva naturale di Decima Malafede	Riserva naturale regionale/provinciale	6,107	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Parco urbano Pineta di Castel Fusano	Altre Aree Naturali Protette Regionali	916	protected area contained by site	0
Oasi di Macchiagrande	Altre Aree Naturali Protette Regionali	280	protected area contained by site	0
Macchiagrande di Focene	Private Reserve	280	protected area contained by site	280
Macchia Grande di Ponte Galeria	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1,056	protected area contained by site	1,056
Macchia Grande di Focene e Macchia dello Stagneto	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	317	protected area contained by site	317
Lago di Traiano	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	63	protected area contained by site	63
Isola Sacra	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	42	protected area contained by site	42
Castelporziano e Capracotta	Private Reserve	5,989	protected area contained by site	5,989
Castel Porziano (Tenuta presidenziale)	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	6,039	protected area contained by site	6,039
Castel Porziano (querceti igrofili)	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	328	protected area contained by site	328
Castel Porziano (fascia costiera)	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	428	protected area overlaps with site	400

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Native coniferous woodland, Broadleaved evergreen woodland	-
Shrubland	Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis	-
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Standing brackish and salt water, Rivers and streams, Water fringe vegetation	-
Sea	Open Sea	-
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Perennial crops, orchards and groves, Forestry plantations, Urban parks and gardens, Ruderal land	-
Coastline	Sand dunes & beaches	-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-
hunting	-
nature conservation and research	-
tourism/recreation	-
urban/industrial/transport	-

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Litorale Romano. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 10/08/2022.