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Site description (baseline)
A large freshwater lake of glacial origin in a pre-Alpine area of northern Italy, bordered by broadleaved deciduous forest, very wet and alluvial forest, reedbeds and rocky cliffs. The main land-uses are tourism and recreation.

Key biodiversity
An important site for wetland raptors on passage and for wintering waterbirds. The reedbeds support good numbers of breeding waterbirds.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lake Maggiore. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/2891 on 31/05/2023.