Data Zone
Country/territory: Italy
IBA criteria met: B2, C6 (2000)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here
Area: 3,000 ha
Site description (baseline)
A stretch of the Scrivia stream, between the villages of Arquata and Tortona. Habitats include large areas of shingle, dry grasslands, and riverine woodlands (poplar Populus, oak Quercus). The main land-uses are nature conservation and research, and gravel extraction.
Key biodiversity
The area is important for the presence of breeding Merops apiaster and there is a small mixed heronry. Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria: Aquila clanga (min. 1, winter).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Scrivia stream. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/2887 on 29/05/2023.
