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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
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus	LC	winter	1992-2001	1,500-5,000 individuals	C6
Purple Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio	LC	resident	1992-2001	200-250 breeding pairs	C6
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea	LC	breeding	1992-2001	20-40 breeding pairs	C6
Little Egret Egretta garzetta	LC	winter	1995-2001	400-1,000 individuals	C6
European Shag Gulosus aristotelis	LC	resident	1992-2001	120-140 breeding pairs	C6
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus	LC	breeding	1992-2001	50-100 breeding pairs	C6
Eurasian Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria	LC	winter	1992-2001	250-300 individuals	C6
Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus	LC	resident	1992-2001	30-50 breeding pairs	C6
Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola	LC	breeding	1992-2001	7-30 breeding pairs	C6
Slender-billed Gull Larus genei	LC	winter	1992-2001	100 individuals	C6
Audouin's Gull Larus audouinii	VU	resident	1992-2001	90 breeding pairs	A1, C1, C6
Little Tern Sternula albifrons	LC	breeding	1992-2001	40-150 breeding pairs	C6
Common Tern Sterna hirundo	LC	breeding	1992-2001	50-100 breeding pairs	C6
Common Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica	LC	breeding	1992-2001	60 breeding pairs	C2, C6
Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus	LC	resident	1992-2001	15-25 breeding pairs	C6
Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus	LC	winter	1992-2001	50-150 individuals	C6
Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus	LC	breeding	1992-2001	5 breeding pairs	C6
Calandra Lark Melanocorypha calandra	LC	resident	1992-2001	300 breeding pairs	C6
Marmora's Warbler Curruca sarda	LC	resident	1992-2001	10 breeding pairs	A3, 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
1976	Stagno di S’Ena Arrubia	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	<1
1979	Stagno di Cábras	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	6
1979	Stagno di Corru S’Ittiri, Stagni di San Giovanni e Marceddì	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	5
1979	Stagno di Pauli Maiori	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	1
1982	Stagno di Mistras	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	1
1982	Stagno di Sale Porcus	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	1
1995	Stagno di Cabras	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	8
1995	Stagno di Corru S'Ittiri	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	3
1995	Stagno di Mistras di Oristano	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	3
1995	Is Arenas	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	2
1995	Stagno di Santa Giusta	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	2
1995	Stagno di Sale 'e Porcus	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1
1995	Stagno di Pauli Maiori di Oristano	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1
1995	Stagno di Putzu Idu (Salina Manna e Pauli Marigosa)	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1
1995	Stagno di S'Ena Arrubia e territori limitrofi	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
1995	Sassu - Cirras	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
1995	San Giovanni di Sinis	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
1997	Penisola Del Sinis - Isola Mal Di Ventre	Specially Protected Areas of Mediterranean Importance (Barcelona Convention)	45
1997	Area marina protetta Penisola del Sinis - Isola Mal di Ventre	Riserva Naturale Marina e Aree Naturali Marine Protette	46
2002	Isola di Mal di Ventre e Catalano	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2009	Stagno di Cabras	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	6
2009	Corru S'Ittiri; stagno di S. Giovanni e Marceddì	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	3
2009	Stagno di Mistras	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	1
2009	Stagno di Pauli Majori	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	1
2009	Stagno di S'Ena Arrubia	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	<1
2009	Stagno di Sale E' Porcus	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	1
2009	Isola Mal di Ventre	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	1

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		major (>10)
Marine Neritic		major (>10)
Artificial/Aquatic & Marine		-
Artificial/Terrestrial	Perennial crops, orchards and groves, Arable land	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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

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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 23/11/2024.