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Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
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.
An important site for breeding herons and reedbed passerines.
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
The main threats are hunting and water management.
National Partial
International None300 ha of IBA covered by Regional Nature Reserve (Padule di Fucecchio e Lago di Sibolla, 560 ha).
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.
