Current view: Text account
Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
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.
An important site for wintering waterbirds.
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
The main threats are intensive aquaculture projects, disturbance to birds by unauthorized entry of cars into the site, and dune erosion. Regular ornithological surveys are carried out, of wintering waterbirds and of migrating waders especially.
National High
International High170 ha of IBA covered by State Nature Reserve (Salina di Tarquinia, 170 ha). 170 ha of IBA covered by Special Protection Area (Riserva Naturale Saline di Tarquinia, 170 ha).
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.
