Tarquinia saltpans (Italy) IBA | Summary

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Tarquinia saltpans

Current view: Summary

Country/territory: Italy
Subnational region(s): Lazio

IBA Justification: C6 (2002)

Area: 1,760 hectares (17.60 km²)

BirdLife Partner(s): Lega Italiana Protezione Uccelli

Site description (2000 baseline)
Small saltpans on the Tyrrhenian coast, close to the village of Tarquinia. The main vegetation is Salicornia bushes. The main land-use is salt extraction.

Key biodiversity
An important site for wintering waterbirds.

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Tarquinia saltpans (Italy). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/tarquinia-saltpans-iba-italy on 17/01/2025.