BirdLife Data Zone

IT115

Maiella, Pizzi and Frentani mountains

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IBA Criteria

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
Rock Partridge Alectoris graeca	NT	resident	1995	532-2,850 individuals	C6
European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus	LC	breeding	1995	100 breeding pairs	C6
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos	LC	resident	1999	3 breeding pairs	C6
Red Kite Milvus milvus	LC	resident	1998	15-50 breeding pairs	C6
Milvus migrans	NR	breeding	1999	7-10 breeding pairs	C6
Lanner Falcon Falco biarmicus	LC	resident	1999	2 breeding pairs	B2, C2, C6
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus	LC	breeding	1999	10 breeding pairs	C6
Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio	LC	breeding	1995-2000	400 breeding pairs	C6
Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax	LC	resident	1999	189-206 breeding pairs	B2, C2, C6
Yellow-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax graculus	LC	resident	1999	62-81 breeding pairs	A3
Woodlark Lullula arborea	LC	resident	1990-2001	400 breeding pairs	C6
Collared Flycatcher Ficedula albicollis	LC	breeding	1999	50-100 breeding pairs	C6
White-winged Snowfinch Montifringilla nivalis	LC	resident	1997-2000	100 breeding pairs	A3
Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris	LC	breeding	1990-2001	800 breeding pairs	C6
Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana	LC	breeding	2001	50 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

IBA Protection

Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Valle dell'Orta	Regional Nature Reserve	378	protected area contained by site	378
Valle del Foro	Regional Nature Reserve	472	protected area contained by site	472
Rupe di Turrivalignani e Fiume Pescara	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	185	protected area overlaps with site	66
Riserva naturale Valle dell' Orfento II	Riserva Naturale Statale	320	protected area contained by site	1,920
Riserva naturale Valle dell' Orfento	Riserva Naturale Statale	1,920	protected area contained by site	0
Riserva naturale Quarto Santa Chiara	Riserva Naturale Statale	485	protected area contained by site	0
Riserva naturale Piana Grande della Majelletta	Riserva Naturale Statale	366	protected area contained by site	0
Riserva naturale Monte Rotondo	Riserva Naturale Statale	1,452	protected area contained by site	1,452
Riserva naturale Lama Bianca di Sant' Eufemia a Maiella	Riserva Naturale Statale	1,300	protected area contained by site	0
Riserva naturale guidata Cascate del Verde	Riserva naturale regionale/provinciale	288	protected area contained by site	0
Riserva naturale guidata Abetina di Rosello	Riserva naturale regionale/provinciale	211	protected area contained by site	0
Riserva naturale Feudo Ugni	Riserva Naturale Statale	1,563	protected area contained by site	1,563
Riserva naturale Fara San Martino Palombaro	Riserva Naturale Statale	4,202	protected area contained by site	4,202
Quarto S. Chiara	Nature Reserve	485	protected area contained by site	485
Parco territoriale attrezzato Sorgenti solfuree del Lavino	Altre Aree Naturali Protette Regionali	38	protected area overlaps with site	0
Parco Nazionale della Maiella	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	74,082	protected area contained by site	74,082
Parco nazionale della Maiella	Parco Nazionale	62,838	protected area contained by site	80,708
Oasi naturale Abetina di Selva Grande	Altre Aree Naturali Protette Regionali	550	protected area contained by site	0
Monti Pizi - Monte Secine	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	4,195	protected area contained by site	4,195
Monti Frentani e Fiume Treste	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	4,644	protected area contained by site	4,644
Monte Sorbo (Monti Frentani)	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1,329	protected area contained by site	1,329
Monte Pallano e Lecceta d'Isca d'Archi	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	3,270	protected area overlaps with site	2,860
Maiella Sud Ovest	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	6,276	protected area overlaps with site	5,607
Maiella Orientale	Regional Nature Reserve	1,680	protected area contained by site	1,680
Maiella	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	36,119	protected area contained by site	36,119
Lecceta di Casoli e Bosco di Colleforeste	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	596	protected area overlaps with site	192
Lama Bianca di S. Eufemia a Maiella	State Nature Reserve	1,407	protected area contained by site	1,407
Gole di Pennadomo e Torricella Peligna	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	269	protected area contained by site	269
Ginepreti a Juniperus macrocarpa e Gole del Torrente Rio Secco	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1,311	protected area contained by site	1,311
Gessi di Gessopalena	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	402	protected area contained by site	402
Fonte di Papa	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	811	protected area contained by site	811
Fiume Trigno (confluenza Verrino - Castellelce)	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	871	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Bosco Vallazzuna	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	292	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Bosco Paganello (Montenerodomo)	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	593	protected area contained by site	593
Bosco di S. Antonio Regional NR	Regional Nature Reserve	130	protected area contained by site	130
Abetina di Rosello e Cascate del Rio Verde	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	2,012	protected area contained by site	2,012
Abetina di Rosello	Private Reserve	200	protected area contained by site	200
Abetina di Castiglione Messer Marino	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	630	protected area contained by site	630
Abeti Soprani - Monte Campo - Monte Castelbarone - Sorgenti del Verde	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	3,033	protected area is adjacent to site	0

Habitats

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Native coniferous woodland, Mixed woodland, Broadleaved evergreen woodland, Treeline ecotone	-
Shrubland	Scrub, Heathland	-
Grassland	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland	-
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Rivers and streams, Water fringe vegetation	-
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	Scree & boulders, Inland cliffs	-
Artificial/Terrestrial	Highly improved re-seeded landscapes, Forestry plantations, Other urban and industrial areas, Ruderal land	-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land use

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

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

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Maiella, Pizzi and Frentani mountains. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 31/03/2023.