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Picentini mountains


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
Red Kite Milvus milvus LC resident 1994-1995 2-3 breeding pairs C6
Middle Spotted Woodpecker Leiopicus medius LC resident 2000-2001 5-10 breeding pairs C6
Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax LC resident 2000-2001 5-7 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.

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IBA Protection

Protected Area Designation Area (ha) Relationship with IBA Overlap with IBA (ha)
Riserva naturale Foce Sele - Tanagro Riserva naturale regionale/provinciale 7,284 protected area is adjacent to site 0
Picentini Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) 63,728 protected area overlaps with site 45,784
Piana del Dragone Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 686 protected area contained by site 686
Parco regionale Monti Picentini Parco naturale regionale/provinciale 59,038 protected area overlaps with site 0
Oasi naturale del Monte Polveracchio Altre Aree Naturali Protette Regionali 200 protected area contained by site 0
Monti Picentini Regional Nature Park 64,000 protected area contained by site 64,000
Monti di Eboli; Monte Polveracchio, Monte Boschetiello e Vallone della Caccia di Senerchia Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 14,307 protected area overlaps with site 12,816
Monte Tuoro Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 2,188 protected area is adjacent to site 0
Monte Terminio Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 9,359 protected area contained by site 9,359
Monte Mai e Monte Monna Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 10,116 protected area overlaps with site 1,304
Monte Cervialto e Montagnone di Nusco Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 11,884 protected area overlaps with site 9,988
Monte Accelica Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 4,795 protected area contained by site 4,795
Fiumi Tanagro e Sele Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 3,677 protected area overlaps with site 0
Alta Valle del Fiume Ofanto Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 590 protected area is adjacent to site 0

Habitats

IUCN Habitat Habitat detail Extent (% of site)
Forest Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Broadleaved evergreen woodland -
Shrubland Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis -
Grassland Mesophile grasslands -
Wetlands (inland) Rivers and streams -
Artificial/Terrestrial Perennial crops, orchards and groves, Ruderal land -
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Land use

Land-use Extent (% of site)
agriculture -
forestry -
tourism/recreation -
water management -
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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Picentini mountains. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 27/03/2023.