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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
Mediterranean Gull Larus melanocephalus	LC	winter (1993–2001)	150 birds	C6
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus	EN	breeding (2001)	2–3 pairs	C6
Short-toed Snake-eagle Circaetus gallicus	LC	breeding (2001)	3–6 pairs	C6
Red Kite Milvus milvus	LC	breeding (2001)	3–6 pairs	C6
Black Kite Milvus migrans	LC	breeding (2001)	15–20 pairs	C6
European Roller Coracias garrulus	LC	breeding (2001)	15–20 pairs	C6
Lanner Falcon Falco biarmicus	LC	resident (2001)	3–6 pairs	B2, C2, C6
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus	LC	resident (2001)	4–8 pairs	C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Foce del fiume Neto	Wildlife Reserve (-)	2

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	40	Highly improved re-seeded landscapes; Arable land; Perennial crops, orchards and groves; Other urban and industrial areas; Ruderal land
Grassland	20	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland
Shrubland	20	Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis
Forest	10	Mixed woodland; Broadleaved evergreen woodland
Caves and Subterranean Habitats (non-aquatic)	-	Caves
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	-
Marine Intertidal	-
Marine Neritic	-
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	-	Inland cliffs
Wetlands (inland)	-	Rivers and streams

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	50
hunting	50
forestry	10
urban/industrial/transport	5
nature conservation and research	3

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Marchesato and River Neto (Italy). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/marchesato-and-river-neto-iba-italy on 22/12/2024.