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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
Little Crake Zapornia parva	LC	breeding	1997-2001	5-7 breeding pairs	C6
Common Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus	LC	breeding	1997-2001	31-40 breeding pairs	C6
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea	LC	breeding	1997-2000	86-99 breeding pairs	C2, C6
Great White Egret Ardea alba	LC	winter	1997-2001	9-91 individuals	C6
Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus	LC	breeding	1997-2001	1-4 breeding pairs	C6
Black Kite Milvus migrans	LC	breeding	1997-2001	33-46 breeding pairs	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
1972	Riserva naturale Bosco Fontana	Riserva Naturale Statale	6
1984	Riserva naturale Valli del Mincio	Riserva naturale regionale/provinciale	38
1984	Valli del Mincio	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	28
1984	Mincio	Regional Nature Park	100
1991	Riserva naturale Vallazza	Riserva naturale regionale/provinciale	14
1995	Vallazza	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	14
1995	Bosco Fontana	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	6
1998	Vallazza	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	14
2005	Valli del Mincio	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	51
2006	Ansa e Valli del Mincio	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	40
2006	Chiavica del Moro	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2009	Bosco Fontana	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	6

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Rivers and streams, Water fringe vegetation, Fens, transition mires and springs	50
Artificial/Terrestrial	Highly improved re-seeded landscapes, Arable land, Forestry plantations, Urban parks and gardens, Other urban and industrial areas	30
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Alluvial and very wet forest	10
Shrubland	Scrub	10

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	60
tourism/recreation	50
agriculture	30
water management	30
fisheries/aquaculture	10
urban/industrial/transport	10
forestry	3

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: River Mincio and Bosco Fontana (Italy). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/river-mincio-and-bosco-fontana-iba-italy on 22/11/2024.