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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') at the site:

Species	Red List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	NT	winter	1995	4-19 individuals	A1, C1, C6
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus	LC	winter	1995	616-2,500 individuals	C6
Great White Egret Ardea alba	LC	winter	1995	203 individuals	C6
Little Egret Egretta garzetta	LC	winter	1995	132 individuals	C6
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta	LC	winter	1995	40-87 individuals	B2
Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis	LC	winter	1995	57-96 individuals	C2
Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus	LC	winter	1995	21 individuals	C6
Moltoni's Warbler Curruca subalpina	LC	breeding	1990-1995	min 500 breeding pairs	A3
Marmora's Warbler Curruca sarda	LC	resident	1995	min 20 breeding pairs	A3
Sardinian Warbler Curruca melanocephala	LC	resident	1990-1995	min 1,000 breeding pairs	A3
Spectacled Warbler Curruca conspicillata	LC	resident	1990-1995	min 10 breeding pairs	A3
Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe hispanica	LC	breeding	1990-1995	min 10 breeding pairs	A3
Black-headed Bunting Emberiza melanocephala	LC	breeding	1990-1995	5 breeding pairs	A3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2002) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1971	Riserva naturale Duna Feniglia	Riserva Naturale Statale	2
1976	Laguna di Orbetello	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	3
1976	Lago di Burano	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	2
1980	Riserva naturale Laguna di Orbetello di Ponente	Riserva Naturale Statale	2
1980	Riserva naturale Lago di Burano	Riserva Naturale Statale	1
1995	Monte Argentario; Isolotto di Porto Ercole e Argentarola	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	22
1995	Laguna di Orbetello	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	14
1995	Fondali tra le foci del Fiume Chiarone e Fiume Fiora	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1
1995	Lago Acquato; Lago San Floriano	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
1995	Lago di Burano	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1
1995	Duna del Lago di Burano	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
1998	Riserva naturale Laguna di Orbetello	Riserva naturale regionale/provinciale	4
1999	Santuario per i Mammiferi Marini	Area Naturale Marina di interesse internazionale	52
2001	Pelagos Sanctuary for the Conservation of Marine Mammals in the Mediterranean	Specially Protected Area of Marine Importance (Barcelona Convention)	-
2003	Duna di Feniglia	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	2
2004	Laguna di Orbetello	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	14
2004	Lago di Burano	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	2
2004	Lago Acquato; Lago San Floriano	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	<1
2004	Isolotti grossetani dell'Arcipelago Toscano	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	<1
2004	Monte Argentario; Isolotto di Porto Ercole e Argentarola	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	22
2011	Scoglio dell'Argentarola	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		major (>10)
Artificial/Terrestrial		-
Forest		-
Marine Neritic		-
Shrubland		-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
fisheries/aquaculture	-
nature conservation and research	-
forestry	-
tourism/recreation	-
hunting	-
water management	-
urban/industrial/transport	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Argentario, Laguna di Orbetello Lagoon e Lago di Burano (Italy). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/argentario-laguna-di-orbetello-lagoon-e-lago-di-burano-iba-italy on 23/11/2024.