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Site description (2000 baseline)
The middle course of the Piave river, north of the town of Treviso, including the surrounding wooded hills (Colli Maser). Dominant riparian habitats are wet grasslands and woodlands (Alnus, Salix, Populus), alluvial flats of gravel, sand and mud, and also steppic areas.

Key biodiversity
There is an important flyway of migrating raptors along Colli Maser, mainly Pernis apivorus (3,000-5,000 per season). Breeding species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria: Crex crex (6 pairs). A small heronry is present.

Attributes
Raptors MOU - IBA listed under Table 3 of the Memorandum of Understanding on the Conservation of Migratory Birds of Prey in Africa and Eurasia

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Piave river (Italy). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/piave-river-iba-italy on 23/11/2024.