The site was identified as important in 2000 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Barbary Partridge Alectoris barbara | LC | resident | 1995 | min 30 breeding pairs | B2 |
Audouin's Gull Larus audouinii | VU | non-breeding | 1995 | 20-40 individuals | A1, C1 |
Northern Goshawk Accipiter gentilis | LC | resident | 1995 | uncommon | C6 |
Marmora's Warbler Curruca sarda | LC | resident | 1995 | min 50 breeding pairs | B3 |
The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2000).
Habitat (IUCN level 1) | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
---|---|---|
Shrubland | Scrub, Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis | - |
Marine Neritic | - | |
Grassland | Dry siliceous grassland | - |
Marine Coastal/Supratidal | - |
Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
---|---|
agriculture | - |
hunting | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mount Ferru of Tertenia. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mount-ferru-of-tertenia-iba-italy on 25/09/2023.