IT069
Codigoro heronry


IBA Justification

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

IBA Protection

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

Habitats

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

Land use

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


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.