Adda Sud Park heronries (2727)
Italy, Europe
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2002
National site name: Garzaie del Parco Adda Sud
Central coordinates: Latitude: 45.2667, Longitude: 9.6500
System: freshwater, terrestrial
Elevation (m): 60 to 100
Area of KBA (km2): 0.86602
Protected area coverage (%): 97.30
KBA classification: Regional
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Site description: Riparian habitats of the Adda river, a tributary of the River Po. Habitats are dominated by shallow standing water, aquatic vegetation and wet woodlands, and the site is surrounded by cultivated land and poplar Populus plantations. The main land-uses are nature conservation and agriculture.
Rationale for qualifying as KBA: This site qualifies as a Key Biodiversity Area of international significance that was identified using previously established criteria and thresholds for the identification of Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBAs) and for which available data indicate that it does not meet global KBA criteria and thresholds set out in the Global Standard.
Additional biodiversity: There are two large mixed heronries, called Garzaia di Cascina Pioppo and Garzaia di Zerbaglia. The latter was listed in the previous pan-European IBA inventory (Grimmett and Jones 1989) as `La Zerbaglia' (former site IT022).
Habitats
Land use: agriculture (30%) | nature conservation and research (100%)
| IUCN Habitat | Coverage % | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Artificial - Terrestrial | 55 | |
| Wetlands(Inland) | 4 | |
| Other | 7 | |
| Forest | 34 |
Threats
Summary of threats to biodiversity at KBA: No major threats are present.