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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
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	NT	breeding (2001)	min 3 pairs	C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1998	Riserva naturale integrale Lago Preola e Gorghi Tondi	Riserva naturale regionale/provinciale (Ia)	37

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	30	Perennial crops, orchards and groves
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	major (>10)

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	100
agriculture	30
tourism/recreation	5

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mazarese wetlands (Italy). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mazarese-wetlands-iba-italy on 23/12/2024.