IT080
Fucecchio marsh


Country/territory: Italy

IBA criteria met: C6 (2002)
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Area: 2,428 hectares (24.28 km2)

Lega Italiana Protezione Uccelli

Site description (2000 baseline)
A freshwater wetland in Tuscany, a few kilometres south of the town of Montecatini. There are reedbeds, open waters, a wet woodland (Bosco di Chiusi) and surrounding cultivated areas.

Key biodiversity
An important site for breeding herons and reedbed passerines.


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.