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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
Purple Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio	LC	resident (1997)	min 5 pairs	C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1990	Stagno di Pilo	Wildlife Reserve (-)	40

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	major (>10)
Marine Intertidal	major (>10)

Land use	% of IBA
fisheries/aquaculture	100

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Casaraccio pool, Stintino saltpans and Pilo pool (Italy). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/casaraccio-pool-stintino-saltpans-and-pilo-pool-iba-italy on 27/12/2024.