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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
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus	LC	breeding	1999	9 breeding pairs	C6
Common Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus	LC	breeding	1999-2000	10-20 breeding pairs	C6
Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax	LC	breeding	1998-1999	221-358 breeding pairs	C6
Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides	LC	breeding	1998-1999	16-43 breeding pairs	C6
Moustached Warbler Acrocephalus melanopogon	LC	resident	1999	13-50 breeding pairs	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
1988	Bosco di Chiusi e Paduletta di Ramone	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	11
1995	Padule di Fucecchio	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	83
1995	Padule di Fucecchio	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	86
1995	Bosco di Chiusi e Paduletta di Ramone	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	11
1996	Riserva naturale Padule di Fucecchio (PT)	Riserva naturale regionale/provinciale	4
1996	Padule di Fucecchio e Lago di Sibolla	Regional Nature Reserve	12
1998	Riserva naturale Padule di Fucecchio (FI)	Riserva naturale regionale/provinciale	1

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Forestry plantations	40
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Water fringe vegetation	40
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Mixed woodland	15
Grassland	Humid grasslands	5

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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 23/11/2024.