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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
Eurasian Thick-knee Burhinus oedicnemus	LC	breeding	1996	10-20 breeding pairs	C6
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus	EN	breeding	2001	2-3 breeding pairs	C6
Short-toed Snake-eagle Circaetus gallicus	LC	breeding	2001	2-4 breeding pairs	C6
Red Kite Milvus milvus	LC	breeding	2001	3-5 breeding pairs	C6
Red Kite Milvus milvus	LC	winter	2001	10-20 individuals	C6
European Roller Coracias garrulus	LC	breeding	2001	3-5 breeding pairs	C6
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni	LC	breeding	2001	855 breeding pairs	A1, A4ii, B1iii, C1, C2, C6
Lanner Falcon Falco biarmicus	LC	breeding	2001	2-4 breeding pairs	B2, C2, C6
Calandra Lark Melanocorypha calandra	LC	resident	2001	100-300 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)
Santa TrinitÃ	Wildlife Reserve	2,380	protected area contained by site	2,380
Riserva naturale regionale orientata Bosco delle Pianelle (gia' Parco Comunale)	Riserva naturale regionale/provinciale	1,140	protected area overlaps with site	0
Riserva naturale Murge Orientali	Riserva Naturale Statale	733	protected area contained by site	0
Parco naturale regionale Terra delle Gravine	Parco naturale regionale/provinciale	27,910	protected area overlaps with site	0
Parco archeologico storico naturale delle Chiese rupestri del Materano	Parco naturale regionale/provinciale	6,628	protected area contained by site	0
Murgia di Sud - Est	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	47,601	protected area overlaps with site	3,233
Gravine di Matera	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	6,968	protected area contained by site	0
Gravine di Matera	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	6,968	protected area contained by site	6,692
Gravina di Laterza	Wildlife Reserve	800	protected area contained by site	800
Gravina di Castellaneta	Wildlife Reserve	200	protected area contained by site	200
Corno della Strega	Wildlife Reserve	1,115	protected area contained by site	1,115
Area delle Gravine	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	26,740	protected area overlaps with site	0
Area delle Gravine	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	26,740	protected area overlaps with site	26,740

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Broadleaved evergreen woodland	-
Shrubland	Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis	-
Grassland	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland	-
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	Scree & boulders, Inland cliffs	-
Artificial/Terrestrial	Highly improved re-seeded landscapes, Arable land, Perennial crops, orchards and groves, Forestry plantations, Other urban and industrial areas, Ruderal land	-
Caves and Subterranean Habitats (non-aquatic)	Caves	-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-
urban/industrial/transport	-

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Gravine. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 24/03/2023.