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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Common Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus	LC	breeding (2000)	10–15 pairs	C6
Black Kite Milvus migrans	LC	breeding (1995)	25–30 pairs	C6
European Roller Coracias garrulus	LC	breeding (2000)	3–4 pairs	C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Castelporziano e Capracotta	Private Reserve (-)	18
1979	Riserva naturale statale Tenuta di Castelporziano	Riserva Naturale Statale (IV)	17
1980	Parco urbano Pineta di Castel Fusano	Altre Aree Naturali Protette Regionali (V)	3
1986	Macchiagrande di Focene	Private Reserve (-)	1
1987	Riserva naturale Litorale romano	Riserva Naturale Statale (IV)	41
1987	Oasi di Macchiagrande	Altre Aree Naturali Protette Regionali (IV)	1

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	50	Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Native coniferous woodland; Broadleaved evergreen woodland
Artificial/Terrestrial	25	Arable land; Perennial crops, orchards and groves; Forestry plantations; Urban parks and gardens; Ruderal land
Shrubland	15	Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis
Marine Neritic	5
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	minor (<10)
Marine Intertidal	minor (<10)

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	35
nature conservation and research	25
urban/industrial/transport	20
tourism/recreation	10
hunting	5

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Litorale Romano (Italy). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/litorale-romano-iba-italy on 22/12/2024.