Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2002
Populations of IBA trigger speciesSpecies | Current IUCN Red List Category | Season | Year(s) of estimate | Population estimate | IBA Criteria Triggered |
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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.
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Protected Area | Designation | Area (ha) | Relationship with IBA | Overlap with IBA (ha) |
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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) |
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Wetlands (inland) | Standing freshwater, Water fringe vegetation | - |
Artificial/Terrestrial | Arable land | - |
Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
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fisheries/aquaculture | - |
nature conservation and research | - |
agriculture | - |
tourism/recreation | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Lake Massaciuccoli. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 14/08/2022.