Data Zone
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca | NT | breeding (2000) | 8 pairs | C6 |
| Spotted Crake Porzana porzana | LC | breeding (1999–2000) | 6 pairs | C6 |
| Little Crake Zapornia parva | LC | breeding (1999–2000) | 4 pairs | C6 |
| Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia | LC | breeding (2000) | 2 pairs | C6 |
| Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris | LC | breeding (1999–2000) | 3 pairs | C6 |
| Common Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus | LC | breeding (1999–2000) | 62 pairs | C2, C6 |
| Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax | LC | breeding (2000) | 222 pairs | C2 |
| Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides | LC | breeding (2000) | 17 pairs | C2, C6 |
| Purple Heron Ardea purpurea | LC | breeding (2000) | 94 pairs | C2, C6 |
| Great White Egret Ardea alba | LC | breeding (1999–2000) | 4 pairs | C6 |
| Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus | LC | breeding (1999–2000) | 484 pairs | A4i, B1i, C2, C6 |
| Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida | LC | breeding (1999–2000) | 351 pairs | A4i, B1i, C2, C6 |
| Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus | LC | breeding (2000) | 6 pairs | C6 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Valli Bolognesi (Italy). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/valli-bolognesi-iba-italy on 23/12/2024.