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Iolanda di Savoia wetlands


IBA Justification

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
Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris LC breeding 2001 3-4 breeding pairs C6
Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides LC breeding 2001 50-60 breeding pairs C2, C6
Great White Egret Ardea alba LC winter 1997-1999 90 individuals C6

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


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
1999 Bacini di Jolanda di Savoia Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) 11


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Iolanda di Savoia wetlands (Italy). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/iolanda-di-savoia-wetlands-iba-italy on 23/11/2024.