Uccellina mountains, Trappola marshes and Ombrone mouth (2766)
Italy, Europe
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2002
National site name: Monti dell'Uccellina, Stagni della Trappola e Bocca d'Ombrone
Central coordinates: Latitude: 42.6333, Longitude: 11.0000
System: marine, terrestrial
Elevation (m): 0 to 417
Area of KBA (km2): 147.10797
Protected area coverage (%): 91.31
KBA classification: Global/Regional TBD
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Site description: The site comprises wooded hills, mainly covered by Pinus and maquis (Monti dell'Uccellina), as well as a large brackish marsh (Stagni della Trappola) with very little vegetation, mainly Salicornia, and a river mouth (Bocca d'Ombrone) on the Tyrrhenian coast of Tuscany, about 10 km south of the town of Grosseto. Habitats also include rocky sea cliffs and sand beaches. The main land-use is nature conservation.
Rationale for qualifying as KBA: This site qualifies as a Key Biodiversity Area of international significance because it meets one or more previously established criteria and thresholds for identifying sites of biodiversity importance (including Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas, Alliance for Zero Extinction sites, and Key Biodiversity Areas)
Additional biodiversity: The site is important for wintering waterbirds (especially Anser anser) and is a key non-breeding site for Numenius tenuirostris.
Habitats
Land use: agriculture (5%) | nature conservation and research (100%) | tourism/recreation (30%)
| IUCN Habitat | Coverage % | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Shrubland | 9 | |
| Marine Oceanic | 30 | |
| Wetlands(Inland) | 2 | |
| Artificial - Terrestrial | 34 | |
| Forest | 24 | |
| Marine Intertidal | 1 |
Threats
Summary of threats to biodiversity at KBA: Important threats are: coastal erosion; the disturbance of breeding and wintering birds by tourists who walk among the sand-dunes; the poor water-quality of the Ombrone river, which affects Stagni della Trappola (`Other' threat); and overgrazing, which threatens Burhinus oedicnemus. Some or all of the site is covered by a management plan.