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 List1 Season Year(s) 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

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2002) may differ.


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
- Bacini dello Zuccherificio di Codigoro Wildlife Reserve 52
1988 Garzaia dello zuccherificio di Codigoro e Po di Volano Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) 100

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 03/12/2024.