Data Zone
Country/territory: Italy
IBA criteria met: C6 (2002)
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Area: 2,033 ha
Site description (2000 baseline)
An area on the Adriatic coast in southern Italy, about 10 km east of the town of Lecce. It is a mosaic of beaches, sand-dunes, maquis, freshwater and brackish pools, olive-groves and arable land. The main land-uses are nature conservation and agriculture.
Key biodiversity
A notable site for migrating and wintering waterbirds. Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria: Aythya nyroca (max. 3, winter).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Le Cesine (Italy). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/le-cesine-iba-italy on 23/11/2024.