Data Zone
Country/territory: Italy
IBA criteria met: A4i, B1i, B2, C2, C6 (2002)
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Area: 258 ha
Site description (2000 baseline)
An area of woodland along the Orba river, on the west Padana plain, 10 km south of the town of Alessandria. The main land-use is nature conservation.
Key biodiversity
A large, mixed heronry.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Marengo heronry (Italy). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/marengo-heronry-iba-italy on 23/11/2024.