Current view: Data table and detailed info
The site was identified as important in 2002 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.
Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species'):
Species |
Red List Category |
Season |
Year(s) |
Population estimate at site |
IBA criteria met |
The current IUCN Red List category (shown above) may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2002).
Protected area (PA) |
PA designation |
PA area (ha) |
Relationship of PA with IBA |
Overlap of PA with IBA (ha) |
Riserva naturale Pian di Spagna - Lago di Mezzola
|
Riserva naturale regionale/provinciale |
1,586 |
protected area overlaps with site |
1,740 |
Piano di Chiavenna
|
Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) |
2,514 |
protected area is adjacent to site |
0 |
Pian di Spagna-Lago di Mezzola
|
Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance |
1,740 |
protected area overlaps with site |
1,740 |
Pian di Spagna e Lago di Mezzola
|
Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) |
1,715 |
protected area overlaps with site |
1,716 |
Lago di Mezzola e Pian di Spagna
|
Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) |
1,611 |
protected area overlaps with site |
1,611 |
Habitat (IUCN level 1) |
Habitat detail |
Extent (% of site) |
Forest |
Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Mixed woodland |
- |
Shrubland |
Scrub |
- |
Grassland |
Dry siliceous grassland, Alpine, subalpine and boreal grassland |
- |
Wetlands (inland) |
Standing freshwater, Rivers and streams, Water fringe vegetation |
- |
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) |
Scree & boulders, Inland cliffs |
- |
Artificial/Terrestrial |
Highly improved re-seeded landscapes, Arable land, Perennial crops, orchards and groves, Urban parks and gardens, Other urban and industrial areas, Ruderal land |
- |
For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click
here.
Land-use |
Extent (% of site) |
agriculture |
- |
fisheries/aquaculture |
- |
hunting |
- |
nature conservation and research |
- |
tourism/recreation |
- |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Pian di Spagna and Lake Mezzola. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/pian-di-spagna-and-lake-mezzola-iba-italy on 19/03/2024.