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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 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria	LC	winter (1999–2000)	35–52 birds	C6
Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis	LC	winter (1993–1995)	13 birds	C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1975	Parco naturale della Maremma	Parco naturale regionale/provinciale (IV)	61
1975	Maremma	Regional Nature Park (-)	39
1999	Santuario per i Mammiferi Marini	Area Naturale Marina di interesse internazionale (IV)	30

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	40	Native coniferous woodland
Shrubland	24	Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis
Artificial/Terrestrial	12
Grassland	3
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	major (>10)
Marine Neritic	major (>10)
Marine Intertidal	minor (<10)

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	100
tourism/recreation	30
agriculture	5

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Uccellina mountains, Trappola marshes and Ombrone mouth (Italy). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/uccellina-mountains-trappola-marshes-and-ombrone-mouth-iba-italy on 25/12/2024.