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Picentini mountains


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2002 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species'):
Species Current IUCN Red List Category Season Year(s) Population estimate at site IBA criteria met
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

The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2002).


IBA Protection

Protected area (PA) PA designation PA area (ha) Relationship of PA with IBA Overlap of PA 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

Habitat (IUCN level 1) 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 -
For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.

Land use

Land-use Extent (% of site)
agriculture -
forestry -
tourism/recreation -
water management -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Picentini mountains. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/picentini-mountains-iba-italy on 28/09/2023.