IT162
Mazarese wetlands


Country/territory: Italy

IBA criteria met: C6 (2002)
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Area: 791 hectares (7.91 km2)

Lega Italiana Protezione Uccelli

Site description (2000 baseline)
Wetlands with sand-dunes and small marshes, along the south-west coast of Sicily, 5 km west of the town of Mazara del Vallo. The main land-use is agriculture.

Key biodiversity
A notable stop-over site for migrating waterbirds.


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.