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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
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta	LC	breeding	2001	11-50 breeding pairs	C6
Little Tern Sternula albifrons	LC	breeding	2001	30-50 breeding pairs	C6
Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus	LC	breeding	2000-2001	2-3 breeding pairs	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)
Riserva naturale Pineta di Ravenna	Riserva Naturale Statale	709	protected area overlaps with site	0
Riserva naturale Duna costiera ravennate e foce torrente Bevano	Riserva Naturale Statale	64	protected area contained by site	0
Pineta di Classe	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1,082	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Pineta di Classe	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	1,082	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Ortazzo; Ortazzino, Foce del Torrente Bevano	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1,255	protected area overlaps with site	0
Ortazzo; Ortazzino, Foce del Torrente Bevano	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	1,255	protected area overlaps with site	1,256
Ortazzo e Ortazzino	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	440	protected area overlaps with site	440
Ortazzo - Ortazzino	Wildlife Reserve	700	protected area contained by site	700
Foce Bevano	State Nature Reserve	64	protected area contained by site	64
Delta del Po	Regional Nature Park	59,118	protected area contains site	900

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Mixed woodland	-
Shrubland	Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis	-
Grassland	Humid grasslands	-
Wetlands (inland)	Standing brackish and salt water, Rivers and streams, Water fringe vegetation	-
Sea	Sea inlets and coastal features	-
Artificial/Terrestrial	Highly improved re-seeded landscapes, Other urban and industrial areas, Ruderal land	-
Coastline	Tidal rivers & enclosed tidal waters, Sand dunes & beaches, Mud flats & sand flats, Lagoons	-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-
nature conservation and research	-
tourism/recreation	-
urban/industrial/transport	-

For further information about the land use classification please click here.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Ortazzo and Ortazzino. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 25/05/2022.