IT218
Sinis and Oristano wetlands


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
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus LC winter (1992–2001) 1,500–5,000 birds C6
Purple Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio LC resident (1992–2001) 200–250 pairs C6
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea LC breeding (1992–2001) 20–40 pairs C6
Little Egret Egretta garzetta LC winter (1995–2001) 400–1,000 birds C6
European Shag Gulosus aristotelis LC resident (1992–2001) 120–140 pairs C6
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus LC breeding (1992–2001) 50–100 pairs C6
Eurasian Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria LC winter (1992–2001) 250–300 birds C6
Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus LC resident (1992–2001) 30–50 pairs C6
Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola LC breeding (1992–2001) 7–30 pairs C6
Slender-billed Gull Larus genei LC winter (1992–2001) 100 birds C6
Audouin's Gull Larus audouinii VU resident (1992–2001) 90 pairs A1, C1, C6
Little Tern Sternula albifrons LC breeding (1992–2001) 40–150 pairs C6
Common Tern Sterna hirundo LC breeding (1992–2001) 50–100 pairs C6
Common Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica LC breeding (1992–2001) 60 pairs C2, C6
Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus LC resident (1992–2001) 15–25 pairs C6
Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus LC winter (1992–2001) 50–150 birds C6
Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus LC breeding (1992–2001) 5 pairs C6
Calandra Lark Melanocorypha calandra LC resident (1992–2001) 300 pairs C6
Marmora's Warbler Curruca sarda LC resident (1992–2001) 10 pairs A3, C6

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1997 Area marina protetta Penisola del Sinis - Isola Mal di Ventre Riserva Naturale Marina e Aree Naturali Marine Protette (IV) 46

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Marine Coastal/Supratidal major (>10)
Marine Neritic major (>10)
Artificial/Aquatic & Marine -
Artificial/Terrestrial - Perennial crops, orchards and groves; Arable land

Land use

Land use % of IBA
agriculture -
fisheries/aquaculture -
hunting -
nature conservation and research -
tourism/recreation -
urban/industrial/transport -
military -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Sinis and Oristano wetlands (Italy). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/sinis-and-oristano-wetlands-iba-italy on 23/12/2024.