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Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
A small island not far off the north-west coast of Puglia, close to the town of Gallipoli, and mainly covered by
Salicornia bushes. At present the island is not used by man.
The island holds a colony of
Larus audouinii.
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
The main threat is the disturbance of breeding birds by tourists. There is a proposal to declare it a nature reserve.
National None
International UnknownOverlaps with SPA.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Sant'Andrea island (Italy). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/santandrea-island-iba-italy on 22/12/2024.
