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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides	LC	breeding	2001	10-20 breeding pairs	C2
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea	LC	breeding	2001	200-300 breeding pairs	C2, C6
Mediterranean Gull Larus melanocephalus	LC	breeding	1999-2001	624 breeding pairs	C2, C6
Little Tern Sternula albifrons	LC	breeding	2000	300-400 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i, B2, C2, C6
Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis	LC	breeding	1999	102 breeding pairs	C6
Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus	LC	winter	2001	8-10 individuals	C6
Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus	LC	breeding	2001	5-6 breeding pairs	C6
Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus	LC	breeding	2001	4-6 breeding pairs	C6

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2002) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1977	Riserva naturale Po di Volano	Riserva Naturale Statale	3
1981	Valle Bertuzzi	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	41
1981	Valle di Gorino	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	18
1982	Riserva naturale Dune e isole della Sacca di Gorino	Riserva Naturale Statale	<1
1988	Bosco di Volano	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	3
1988	Delta del Po	Regional Nature Park	-
1995	Sacca di Goro; Po di Goro, Valle Dindona, Foce del Po di Volano	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	58
1995	Valle Bertuzzi; Valle Porticino - Canneviè	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	33
1996	Delta del Po: tratto terminale e delta veneto	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	4
1997	Parco regionale del Delta del Po (VE)	Parco naturale regionale/provinciale	4
1999	Bosco di Volano	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	3
2003	Delta del Po	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	4
2006	Sacca di Goro; Po di Goro, Valle Dindona, Foce del Po di Volano	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	58
2006	Valle Bertuzzi; Valle Porticino - Canneviè	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	34

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Shrubland	Scrub	2
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland	1
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		major (>10)
Marine Intertidal		major (>10)
Marine Neritic		major (>10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
fisheries/aquaculture	80
hunting	80
nature conservation and research	80

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Valle Bertuzzi and Goro lagoon (Italy). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/valle-bertuzzi-and-goro-lagoon-iba-italy on 23/11/2024.