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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
Great White Egret Ardea alba	LC	winter	1991-1995	48 individuals	C6
Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus	LC	winter	1993-1995	10 individuals	C6

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

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1991	Palude della Diaccia Botrona	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	59
1991	Riserva naturale Diaccia Botrona	Riserva naturale regionale/provinciale	30
1995	Padule di Diaccia Botrona	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	31
1995	Tombolo da Castiglion della Pescaia a Marina di Grosseto	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	7
1995	Diaccia Botrona	Regional Nature Reserve	100
1999	Santuario per i Mammiferi Marini	Area Naturale Marina di interesse internazionale	30
2001	Pelagos Sanctuary for the Conservation of Marine Mammals in the Mediterranean	Specially Protected Area of Marine Importance (Barcelona Convention)	-
2004	Padule di Diaccia Botrona	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	32
2004	Tombolo da Castiglion della Pescaia a Marina di Grosseto	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	5

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		85
Grassland	Humid grasslands	10
Forest	Native coniferous woodland	5

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	100
fisheries/aquaculture	3

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Diaccia Botrona (Italy). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/diaccia-botrona-iba-italy on 24/11/2024.