Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2002
Populations of IBA trigger speciesSpecies | Current IUCN Red List Category | Season | Year(s) of estimate | Population estimate | IBA Criteria Triggered |
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Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax | NT | resident | 1996-2001 | 30-40 breeding pairs | A1, B2, C1, C6 |
Eurasian Thick-knee Burhinus oedicnemus | LC | resident | 1992-2001 | 50 breeding pairs | C6 |
Eurasian Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria | LC | winter | 1992-2001 | 150-250 individuals | C6 |
Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus | LC | breeding | 2000 | 4 breeding pairs | C6 |
Red Kite Milvus milvus | LC | resident | 1992-2001 | 1-2 breeding pairs | C6 |
Red Kite Milvus milvus | LC | winter | 2001 | 20-25 individuals | C6 |
Calandra Lark Melanocorypha calandra | LC | resident | 1992-2001 | 250 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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Most recent IBA monitoring assessment | |||
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Year of assessment | Threat score (pressure) | Condition score (state) | Action score (response) |
2013 | very high | very unfavourable | negligible |
Was the whole site covered? | Yes | State assessed by | Habitat |
Accuracy of information | medium |
Threats to the site (pressure) | |||||
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Threat Level 1 | Threat Level 2 | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
Agricultural expansion and intensification | annual & perennial non-timber crops - shifting agriculture | past (and unlikely to return) and no longer limiting | whole area/population (>90%) | very rapid to severe deterioration | low |
Agricultural expansion and intensification | annual & perennial non-timber crops - small-holder farming | happening now | whole area/population (>90%) | slow but significant deterioration | high |
Biological resource use | hunting & collecting terrestrial animals - intentional use (species being assessed is the target) | happening now | whole area/population (>90%) | very rapid to severe deterioration | very high |
Biological resource use | hunting & collecting terrestrial animals - persecution/control | happening now | whole area/population (>90%) | slow but significant deterioration | high |
Climate change and severe weather | habitat shifting and alteration | past (and unlikely to return) and no longer limiting | majority/most of area/population (50-90%) | moderate to rapid deterioration | low |
Transportation and service corridors | roads and railroads | past (and unlikely to return) and no longer limiting | small area/few individuals (<10%) | no or imperceptible deterioration | low |
Condition of habitat (state) | ||||||
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Habitat | Habitat Detail | Reference Area (ha) | Actual Area (ha) | % of habitat remaining | % of carrying capacity (overall) | Result |
Grassland | 11058 | 4668 | - | poor (40-69%) | very unfavourable |
Condition of key/trigger populations (state) | ||||||
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Scientific | Common | TargetPop | ActualPop | Units | Remaining | Result |
Tetrax tetrax | Little Bustard | 35 | 2 | males | 6 | very unfavourable |
Burhinus oedicnemus | 35 | 30 | males | 86 | near favourable | |
Milvus milvus | Red Kite | 3 | 1 | breeding pairs | 34 | very unfavourable |
Melanocorypha calandra | Calandra Lark | 160 | 80 | breeding pairs | 50 | unfavourable |
Conservation actions taken at site (response) | |||
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Conservation Designation | Management Planning | Conservation Action | Result |
Little/none of site covered (<10%) | No management planning has taken place | Unknown | negligible |
Protected Area | Designation | Area (ha) | Relationship with IBA | Overlap with IBA (ha) |
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Piana di Semestene; Bonorva, Macomer e Bortigali | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 19,604 | protected area overlaps with site | 11,058 |
Altopiano di Campeda | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 4,634 | protected area overlaps with site | 4,243 |
IUCN Habitat | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
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Forest | Wooded steppe | - |
Shrubland | Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis | - |
Grassland | Steppes and dry calcareous grassland | - |
Artificial/Terrestrial | Arable land, Perennial crops, orchards and groves | - |
Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
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agriculture | - |
forestry | - |
hunting | - |
not utilised | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Altopiano di Campeda. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 15/08/2022.