Data Zone
Country/territory: Italy
IBA Criteria met: B1ii, C2 (2000)
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Area: 6,300 ha
Protection status:
Site description
A coastal area in Lazio, between Palo and Santa Marinella. It includes open sea, wetlands, sand beaches, grasslands, woodlands, urban and cultivated areas. The main land-uses are tourism and agriculture.
Key biodiversity
A notable foraging area for shearwaters and gulls. Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria: Larus audouinii (1-30 on passage).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2020) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Coast from Palo to Santa Marinella. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 29/11/2020.
