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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus	LC	winter	1993-2001	1,000-1,500 individuals	A4i, B1i, B2, C2, C6
Purple Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio	LC	resident	1992-2001	20-40 breeding pairs	C6
Little Egret Egretta garzetta	LC	winter	1992-2001	50-100 individuals	C6
Eurasian Thick-knee Burhinus oedicnemus	LC	breeding	1992-2001	5-10 breeding pairs	C6
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus	LC	breeding	1992-2001	50-80 breeding pairs	C6
Slender-billed Gull Larus genei	LC	breeding	1987-2001	50-100 breeding pairs	C2, C6
Slender-billed Gull Larus genei	LC	winter	1987-2001	50-200 individuals	C6
Little Tern Sternula albifrons	LC	breeding	1992-2001	50-200 breeding pairs	C6
Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus	LC	resident	1992-2001	5-10 breeding pairs	C6
Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus	LC	winter	1992-2001	20-30 individuals	C6

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2002) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1995	Stagno di Porto Botte	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	3
1995	Stagno di Santa Caterina	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	8
1995	Punta S'Aliga	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	2
1995	Is Pruinis	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
1995	Punta Giunchera	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Aquatic & Marine		major (>10)
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		major (>10)
Marine Neritic		major (>10)
Marine Intertidal		minor (<10)
Artificial/Terrestrial		-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
fisheries/aquaculture	62
urban/industrial/transport	42
hunting	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Palmas Gulf wetlands (Italy). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/palmas-gulf-wetlands-iba-italy on 23/11/2024.