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Site description
A large freshwater lake of glacial origin, in a pre-Alpine area of northern Italy.

Key biodiversity
An important site for wintering waterbirds (16,800 in January 1994), and especially for Podiceps nigricollis.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Lake Garda. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 01/07/2022.