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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
Common Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus	LC	breeding	1996	30-50 breeding pairs	C6
Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides	LC	breeding	1995	6-10 breeding pairs	C6
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea	LC	breeding	1995	6-10 breeding pairs	C6
Moustached Warbler Acrocephalus melanopogon	LC	resident	1996	min 20 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
1995	Lago di Chiusi	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	33
1995	Lago di Montepulciano	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	19
1996	Riserva naturale Lago di Montepulciano	Riserva naturale regionale/provinciale	14
2004	Lago di Chiusi	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	33
2004	Lago di Montepulciano	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	19

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Water fringe vegetation	80
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Perennial crops, orchards and groves	10
Forest	Alluvial and very wet forest	5

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
water management	70
hunting	60
nature conservation and research	40
tourism/recreation	20
agriculture	10

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lakes Montepulciano and Chiusi (Italy). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lakes-montepulciano-and-chiusi-iba-italy on 23/11/2024.