Inundated or inundatable croplands, including rice fields
Common name:
Inundated or inundatable croplands, including rice fields
Habitat code:
I1.4
Description:
Inundated or inundatable fields used for the cultivation of rice ([Oryza sativa]). When not too heavily treated, they may provide substitution habitats for some wetland faunal elements, in particular, birds, including ducks, rails and herons.
| Important species scientific name | Corresponding species comments |
|---|---|
| Oryza sativa Linnaeus, 1753 | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Plegadis falcinellus Linneus 1766 | |
| Nycticorax nycticorax (Linnaeus, 1758) | |
| Egretta garzetta (Linnaeus, 1766) | |
| Ciconia ciconia (Linnaeus, 1758) | |
| Platalea leucorodia Linnaeus, 1758 |
