Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2002
Populations of IBA trigger speciesSpecies | Current IUCN Red List Category | Season | Year(s) of estimate | Population at site | IBA criteria triggered |
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Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax | NT | resident | 2000-2001 | 130 breeding pairs | A1, B2, C1, C6 |
Eurasian Thick-knee Burhinus oedicnemus | LC | resident | 1992-2001 | 28-100 breeding pairs | C6 |
Eurasian Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria | LC | winter | 1992-2001 | 300-500 individuals | C6 |
Red Kite Milvus milvus | LC | resident | 2000 | 2 breeding pairs | C6 |
Red Kite Milvus milvus | LC | winter | 2000 | 10 individuals | C6 |
European Roller Coracias garrulus | LC | breeding | 1992-2001 | 15-20 breeding pairs | C6 |
Calandra Lark Melanocorypha calandra | LC | resident | 1992-2001 | 350 breeding pairs | C6 |
Note: The current IUCN Red List category may differ from the category that was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment.
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Protected area (PA) | PA designation | PA area (ha) | Relationship of PA with IBA | Overlap of PA with IBA (ha) |
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Altopiano di Abbasanta | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 19,577 | protected area contained by site | 19,577 |
IUCN Habitat | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
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Forest | Broadleaved evergreen woodland, Wooded steppe | - |
Shrubland | Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis | - |
Grassland | Steppes and dry calcareous grassland | - |
Wetlands (inland) | Standing freshwater, Rivers and streams, Water fringe vegetation | - |
Artificial/Terrestrial | Highly improved re-seeded landscapes, Perennial crops, orchards and groves, Other urban and industrial areas, Ruderal land | - |
Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
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agriculture | - |
forestry | - |
hunting | - |
military | - |
urban/industrial/transport | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Altopiano di Abbasanta. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/2819 on 30/05/2023.