River Po from Dora Baltea mouth to Scrivia mouth (Italy) IBA | Details

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River Po from Dora Baltea mouth to Scrivia mouth

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

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
Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax	LC	breeding (1991)	259 pairs	C2, C6
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea	LC	breeding (1991)	57 pairs	C2, C6
Eurasian Thick-knee Burhinus oedicnemus	LC	breeding (1990–2001)	11 pairs	C6
Little Tern Sternula albifrons	LC	breeding (2001)	70 pairs	C6
Common Tern Sterna hirundo	LC	breeding (2001)	100 pairs	C6

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1990	Sistema delle aree protette della fascia fluviale del Po	Altre Aree Naturali Protette Regionali (V)	12
1990	Po e Orba	Regional Nature Park (-)	100

Habitats

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland)	60	Standing freshwater; Rivers and streams; Water fringe vegetation
Artificial/Terrestrial	20	Highly improved re-seeded landscapes; Arable land; Perennial crops, orchards and groves; Forestry plantations; Ruderal land
Forest	15	Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Alluvial and very wet forest
Shrubland	5	Scrub

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	50
nature conservation and research	50
tourism/recreation	25
agriculture	15
urban/industrial/transport	5
water management	-

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: River Po from Dora Baltea mouth to Scrivia mouth (Italy). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/river-po-from-dora-baltea-mouth-to-scrivia-mouth-iba-italy on 23/12/2024.