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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
Eurasian Thick-knee Burhinus oedicnemus	LC	breeding (1997–2000)	16–75 pairs	C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1988	Parco fluviale regionale del Taro	Parco naturale regionale/provinciale (IV)	41
1988	Taro	Regional Nature Park (-)	52

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	46	Highly improved re-seeded landscapes; Arable land; Forestry plantations; Other urban and industrial areas; Ruderal land
Wetlands (inland)	28	Standing freshwater; Rivers and streams; Water fringe vegetation
Shrubland	12	Scrub; Heathland
Forest	8	Broadleaved deciduous woodland
Grassland	6	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	60
agriculture	35
nature conservation and research	30
urban/industrial/transport	20
tourism/recreation	20
forestry	15

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Taro river (Italy). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/taro-river-iba-italy on 24/12/2024.