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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
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus	LC	breeding (1999)	9 pairs	C6
Common Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus	LC	breeding (1999–2000)	10–20 pairs	C6
Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax	LC	breeding (1998–1999)	221–358 pairs	C6
Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides	LC	breeding (1998–1999)	16–43 pairs	C6
Moustached Warbler Acrocephalus melanopogon	LC	resident (1999)	13–50 pairs	C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1996	Riserva naturale Padule di Fucecchio (PT)	Riserva naturale regionale/provinciale (IV)	4
1996	Padule di Fucecchio e Lago di Sibolla	Regional Nature Reserve (-)	12
1998	Riserva naturale Padule di Fucecchio (FI)	Riserva naturale regionale/provinciale (IV)	1

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	40	Arable land; Forestry plantations
Wetlands (inland)	40	Standing freshwater; Water fringe vegetation
Forest	15	Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Mixed woodland
Grassland	5	Humid grasslands

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	35
hunting	10
nature conservation and research	10
water management	10

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Fucecchio marsh (Italy). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/fucecchio-marsh-iba-italy on 24/12/2024.