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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
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	NT	breeding	2000-2001	20-22 breeding pairs	A1, C1, C2, C6
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	NT	winter	2000-2001	2 individuals	A1, C1, C6
Spotted Crake Porzana porzana	LC	breeding	1997	3-5 breeding pairs	C6
Little Crake Zapornia parva	LC	breeding	1997	2-3 breeding pairs	C6
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus	LC	breeding	1995-1998	3-7 breeding pairs	C2, C6
Black-crowned Night-heron Nycticorax nycticorax	LC	breeding	1996-1997	190 breeding pairs	C2, C6
Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides	LC	breeding	1996-1997	115 breeding pairs	C2, C6
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea	LC	breeding	1996-1997	50 breeding pairs	C2, C6
Great White Egret Ardea alba	LC	breeding	2000	31 breeding pairs	C2, C6
Little Egret Egretta garzetta	LC	breeding	1997	500-550 breeding pairs	C2, C6
Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus	LC	breeding	1998-1999	16 breeding pairs	C2, C6
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta	LC	breeding	1995-1997	40 breeding pairs	C6
Slender-billed Gull Larus genei	LC	breeding	1999-2000	30 breeding pairs	C2, C6
Mediterranean Gull Larus melanocephalus	LC	breeding	1999	1,501 breeding pairs	C2, C6
Little Tern Sternula albifrons	LC	breeding	1996-1998	158 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i, B2, C2, C6
Common Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica	LC	breeding	1999-2000	50 breeding pairs	C2, C6
Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus	LC	breeding	2000	2-4 breeding pairs	C6
Moustached Warbler Acrocephalus melanopogon	LC	resident	2000	10-15 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
Punte Alberete; Valle Mandriole	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	972	protected area overlaps with site	0
Punte Alberete; Valle Mandriole	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	972	protected area overlaps with site	874
Punte Alberete	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	480	protected area overlaps with site	480
Pineta di San Vitale; Bassa del Pirottolo	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	1,222	protected area overlaps with site	1,222
Pineta di San Vitale; Bassa del Pirottolo	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1,222	protected area overlaps with site	0
Pineta di Ravenna (San Vitale)	Nature Reserve	709	protected area contained by site	709
Pineta di Casalborsetti; Pineta Staggioni, Duna di Porto Corsini	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	578	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Pineta di Casalborsetti; Pineta Staggioni, Duna di Porto Corsini	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	578	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Piallassa della Baiona e Risega	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	1,630	protected area overlaps with site	1,630
Pialasse Baiona; Risega e Pontazzo	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	1,596	protected area overlaps with site	1,292
Pialasse Baiona; Risega e Pontazzo	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1,596	protected area overlaps with site	0
Delta del Po	Regional Nature Park	59,118	protected area contains site	3,000
Bardello	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	100	protected area contained by site	0
Bardello	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	100	protected area contained by site	99

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Native coniferous woodland, Alluvial and very wet forest	-
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers and streams, Water fringe vegetation	-
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land	-
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-
hunting	-
nature conservation and research	-
tourism/recreation	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Punte Alberete and Valle della Canna, Pineta San Vitale and Pialassa della Baiona. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 09/02/2023.