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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
Common Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus	LC	breeding (2000)	12–19 pairs	C6
Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax	LC	breeding (1999–2000)	686 pairs	A4i, B1i, B2, C2, C6
Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides	LC	breeding (1999–2000)	193 pairs	A4i, B1i, B2, C2, C6
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea	LC	breeding (2001)	27–33 pairs	C6
Little Egret Egretta garzetta	LC	breeding (1999–2000)	1,543 pairs	A4i, B1i, C2, C6
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus	LC	breeding (1995)	300–330 pairs	A4i, B1i, C2, C6
Black Tern Chlidonias niger	LC	breeding (1995)	100–150 pairs	C2, C6
Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus	LC	breeding (2000)	3 pairs	C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1991	Parco naturale del Bosco delle Sorti della Partecipanza di Trino	Parco naturale regionale/provinciale (IV)	2
1991	Zona di salvaguardia del Bosco della Partecipanza di Trino	Altre Aree Naturali Protette Regionali (V)	1
1991	Bosco delle Sorti della Partecipanza di Trino	Regional Nature Park (-)	4
2006	Riserva naturale speciale Palude di San Genuario	Riserva naturale regionale/provinciale (IV)	2
2006	Riserva naturale speciale di Fontana Gigante	Riserva naturale regionale/provinciale (IV)	1

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	90	Arable land
Forest	5
Wetlands (inland)	5

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	75
hunting	25
nature conservation and research	10
forestry	5
fisheries/aquaculture	5
urban/industrial/transport	5

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Vercelli rice-fields (Italy). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/vercelli-rice-fields-iba-italy on 25/12/2024.