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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
Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax	LC	breeding (1998–2000)	118 pairs	C2, C6
Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides	LC	breeding (1998–2000)	10 pairs	C2, C6
Great White Egret Ardea alba	LC	winter (2000)	39 birds	C6
Little Egret Egretta garzetta	LC	breeding (1998–2000)	150 pairs	C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Bacini dello Zuccherificio di Codigoro	Wildlife Reserve (-)	52

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	-	Broadleaved deciduous woodland
Wetlands (inland)	-	Standing freshwater; Water fringe vegetation

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	67
urban/industrial/transport	67

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Codigoro heronry (Italy). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/codigoro-heronry-iba-italy on 27/12/2024.