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Tarquinia saltpans


Country/territory: Italy

IBA criteria met: C6 (2002)
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Area: 1,760 hectares (17.60 km2)

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 (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Tarquinia saltpans (Italy). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/tarquinia-saltpans-iba-italy on 23/12/2024.