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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2000

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population estimate	IBA Criteria Triggered
Eurasian Thick-knee Burhinus oedicnemus	LC	breeding	1995	2-5 breeding pairs	C6
Little Owl Athene noctua	LC	resident	1995	100-120 breeding pairs	B2
European Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus	LC	breeding	1995	25-35 breeding pairs	C6
Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus	LC	breeding	1995	5-10 breeding pairs	B3, C6
Red Kite Milvus milvus	LC	resident	1995	4-5 breeding pairs	C6
Short-toed Snake-eagle Circaetus gallicus	LC	breeding	1995	10-15 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Milvus migrans	NR	breeding	1995	20-30 breeding pairs	B2, C6
European Bee-eater Merops apiaster	LC	breeding	1995	200-300 breeding pairs	B2
European Roller Coracias garrulus	LC	breeding	1995	30-40 breeding pairs	B2
Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus	LC	resident	1995	100-120 breeding pairs	B2
Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio	LC	breeding	1995	min 50 breeding pairs	C6
Calandra Lark Melanocorypha calandra	LC	resident	1995	45-55 breeding pairs	C6
Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla	LC	breeding	1995	30-40 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)
Monterano	Regional Nature Reserve	900	protected area contained by site	900
Marturanum	Regional Urban Park	1,450	protected area contained by site	1,450

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Mixed woodland, Broadleaved evergreen woodland	-
Shrubland	Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis	-
Grassland	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland	-
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers and streams	-
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	Inland cliffs	-
Artificial/Terrestrial	Highly improved re-seeded landscapes, Arable land, Ruderal land	-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

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

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Tolfa hills. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 09/08/2022.