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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2002

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population estimate	IBA Criteria Triggered
European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus	LC	breeding	1996	300-350 breeding pairs	C6
Eurasian Eagle-owl Bubo bubo	LC	resident	1996	3 breeding pairs	C6
Woodlark Lullula arborea	LC	resident	2001	200-250 breeding pairs	C6

Note: This table presents the IBA criteria triggered and the species that triggered then at the time of assessment, the current IUCN Red List category may vary from that which was in place at that time.

For more information about the IBA assessment process and criteria please click here

Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Val Rosandra	Regional Nature Park	500	protected area contained by site	500
Riserva naturale marina di Miramare nel Golfo di Trieste	Riserva Naturale Marina e Aree Naturali Marine Protette	30	protected area overlaps with site	0
Riserva naturale delle Falesie di Duino	Riserva naturale regionale/provinciale	170	protected area contained by site	100
Riserva naturale della Valle Rosandra	Riserva naturale regionale/provinciale	746	protected area contained by site	0
Riserva naturale del Monte Orsario	Riserva naturale regionale/provinciale	156	protected area contained by site	166
Riserva naturale del Monte Lanaro	Riserva naturale regionale/provinciale	285	protected area contained by site	300
Riserva naturale dei Laghi di Doberdo' e Pietrarossa	Riserva naturale regionale/provinciale	727	protected area contained by site	0
Miramare	Specially Protected Areas of Mediterranean Importance (Barcelona Convention)	30	protected area overlaps with site	0
Miramare	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve	290	protected area overlaps with site	0
Doberdò e Pietrarossa	Regional Nature Reserve	760	protected area contained by site	760
Carso Triestino e Goriziano	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	9,648	protected area overlaps with site	9,648
Aree Carsiche della Venezia Giulia	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	12,189	protected area overlaps with site	12,189
Area marina di Miramare	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	25	protected area overlaps with site	0

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland	-
Grassland	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland	-
Coastline	Sea cliffs and rocky shores	-
Artificial/Terrestrial	Perennial crops, orchards and groves, Forestry plantations	-
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	Inland cliffs	-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-
forestry	-
hunting	-
military	-
nature conservation and research	-
tourism/recreation	-
urban/industrial/transport	-

For further information about the land use classification please click here.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Carso. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 11/08/2022.