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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
Spotted Crake Porzana porzana	LC	breeding	2000	2-5 breeding pairs	C6
Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris	LC	breeding	1996-2000	7-25 males	C2, C6
Common Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus	LC	breeding	2000	50-70 breeding pairs	C2, C6
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea	LC	breeding	2001	80-90 breeding pairs	C2, C6
Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus	LC	breeding	2000	10 breeding pairs	C6
Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus	LC	winter	2000	38 individuals	C6
Moustached Warbler Acrocephalus melanopogon	LC	resident	2000	500 breeding pairs	C2, 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)
Selva Pisana	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	9,657	protected area overlaps with site	0
Selva Pisana	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	9,657	protected area overlaps with site	0
Parco naturale di Migliarino, San Rossore e Massaciuccoli	Parco naturale regionale/provinciale	14,245	protected area overlaps with site	0
Migliarino-San Rossore-Massaciuccoli	Regional Nature Park	22,000	protected area contains site	1,700
Massaciuccoli lake and marsh	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	11,135	protected area overlaps with site	0
Lago e Padule di Massacciuccoli	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	1,906	protected area contained by site	1,906
Lago e Padule di Massacciuccoli	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1,906	protected area contained by site	0

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Water fringe vegetation	-
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land	-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
fisheries/aquaculture	-
nature conservation and research	-
agriculture	-
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: Lake Massaciuccoli. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 14/08/2022.