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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
Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris	LC	breeding	1995	2 breeding pairs	C6
Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax	LC	breeding	1995	450 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i, B2, C2, C6
Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides	LC	breeding	1995	50 breeding pairs	C2, 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
-	Valli Argenta e Marmorta	Wildlife Reserve	-
1976	Valle Santa	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	13
1979	Valle Campotto e Bassarone	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	68
1988	Delta del Po	Regional Nature Park	100
1995	Valli di Argenta	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	96
1999	Biotopi e Ripristini ambientali di Medicina e Molinella	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	2
2002	Biotopi e Ripristini ambientali di Medicina e Molinella	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	2
2004	Valli di Argenta	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	100

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Rivers and streams, Water fringe vegetation	75
Grassland	Humid grasslands	10
Artificial/Terrestrial	Highly improved re-seeded landscapes, Perennial crops, orchards and groves	8
Forest	Alluvial and very wet forest	7

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	100
water management	80
forestry	5
agriculture	3

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Valli di Argenta (Italy). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/valli-di-argenta-iba-italy on 23/11/2024.