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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
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta	LC	breeding (2001)	11–50 pairs	C6
Little Tern Sternula albifrons	LC	breeding (2001)	30–50 pairs	C6
Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus	LC	breeding (2000–2001)	2–3 pairs	C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Foce Bevano	State Nature Reserve (-)	5
1977	Riserva naturale Pineta di Ravenna	Riserva Naturale Statale (IV)	-
1979	Riserva naturale Duna costiera ravennate e foce torrente Bevano	Riserva Naturale Statale (IV)	2
1980	Ortazzo - Ortazzino	Wildlife Reserve (-)	55
1988	Delta del Po	Regional Nature Park (-)	100

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	10	Highly improved re-seeded landscapes; Other urban and industrial areas; Ruderal land
Forest	10	Mixed woodland
Grassland	10	Humid grasslands
Marine Neritic	10
Shrubland	10	Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	major (>10)
Marine Intertidal	major (>10)

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	100
tourism/recreation	10
agriculture	8
urban/industrial/transport	5

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ortazzo and Ortazzino (Italy). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ortazzo-and-ortazzino-iba-italy on 24/12/2024.