The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List | Season (year/s of estimate) | Size | IBA criteria |
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Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris | LC | breeding (1995–2001) | 4–5 pairs | C6 |
Common Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus | LC | breeding (1995–2001) | 20–50 pairs | C6 |
Great White Egret Ardea alba | LC | winter (1995–2001) | 57–200 birds | C6 |
Eurasian Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria | LC | winter (1995–2001) | 57–500 birds | C6 |
Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida | LC | breeding (1995–2001) | 60 pairs | C6 |
Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus | LC | breeding (1995–2001) | 3–5 pairs | C6 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Bassa Modenese (Italy). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/bassa-modenese-iba-italy on 24/12/2024.