Litorale Romano (2859)
Italy, Europe
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2002
National site name: Litorale Romano
Central coordinates: Latitude: 41.8500, Longitude: 12.2000
System: terrestrial
Elevation (m): 0 to 80
Area of KBA (km2): 338.30346
Protected area coverage (%): 64.76
KBA classification: Regional
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Site description: An area on the Tyrrhenian coast, south-west of Rome, including open sea, sand-dunes and beaches, and a mosaic of maquis, woodlands, wetlands, urban and cultivated areas. The main land-uses are agriculture, tourism and nature conservation.
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: An important breeding site for open-country birds such as Milvus migrans and Merops apiaster. Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria: Aythya nyroca (max. 2, winter).
Habitats
Land use: agriculture (35%) | hunting (5%) | nature conservation and research (25%) | tourism/recreation (10%) | urban/industrial/transport (20%)
| IUCN Habitat | Coverage % | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Marine Intertidal | 3 | |
| Artificial - Terrestrial | 69 | |
| Forest | 22 | |
| Shrubland | 6 |
Threats
Summary of threats to biodiversity at KBA: Although human impact is already quite strong in the area, the main threats are from further urbanization and industrialization, agricultural intensification, and the building of tourist resorts and associated infrastructure. There is a bird-ringing station at Macchiagrande di Focene. There is a project to protect the nests of Charadrius alexandrinus and Charadrius dubius.