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Alburni 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 Red List Category Season Year(s) Population estimate at site IBA criteria met
Middle Spotted Woodpecker Leiopicus medius LC resident 2000-2001 5-10 breeding pairs C6
Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax LC resident 2000-2001 5-10 breeding pairs C6

The current IUCN Red List category (shown above) 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
Parco nazionale del Cilento e Vallo di Diano Parco Nazionale 178,172 protected area overlaps with site 16,000
Monti Alburni Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 23,622 protected area contained by site 23,622
Cilento and Val de Diano UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve 181,000 protected area overlaps with site 0
Alta Valle del Fiume Calore Lucano (Salernitano) Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 4,668 protected area overlaps with site 263
Alburni Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) 25,368 protected area overlaps with site 24,154

Habitats

Habitat (IUCN level 1) Habitat detail Extent (% of site)
Forest Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Native coniferous woodland, Mixed woodland, Broadleaved evergreen woodland, Treeline ecotone -
Shrubland Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis -
Grassland Mesophile grasslands -
Wetlands (inland) Rivers and streams -
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) Inland cliffs -
Artificial/Terrestrial Highly improved re-seeded landscapes, Arable land, Urban parks and gardens, Other urban and industrial areas, Ruderal land -
For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.

Land use

Land-use Extent (% of site)
agriculture -
forestry -
tourism/recreation -
urban/industrial/transport -
not utilised -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Alburni mountains. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/alburni-mountains-iba-italy on 19/03/2024.