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Colostrai pool


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important 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
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus LC winter 1992-2001 200-600 individuals 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
1995 Stagni di Colostrai e delle Saline Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 77
2009 Stagni di Colostrai Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) 100

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Marine Coastal/Supratidal -
Marine Intertidal -
Marine Neritic -
1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use % of IBA
agriculture -
fisheries/aquaculture -
hunting -
tourism/recreation -
urban/industrial/transport -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Colostrai pool (Italy). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/colostrai-pool-iba-italy on 23/11/2024.