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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
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta	LC	breeding (1995–1997)	100 pairs	C6
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus	LC	breeding (1995–1997)	100 pairs	C6
Mediterranean Gull Larus melanocephalus	LC	breeding (1998)	1,600 pairs	C2, C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1979	Riserva naturale Salina di Cervia	Riserva Naturale Statale (IV)	100

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	20	Highly improved re-seeded landscapes; Arable land
Artificial/Aquatic & Marine	major (>10)
Forest	-
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	-
Marine Intertidal	-

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	80
urban/industrial/transport	80
agriculture	10
tourism/recreation	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Cervia saltpans (Italy). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/cervia-saltpans-iba-italy on 24/12/2024.