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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
Eleonora's Falcon Falco eleonorae	LC	breeding	1998-2001	89-120 breeding pairs	A4ii, B1iii, B2, C2, C6
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus	LC	resident	1996-2001	8-12 breeding pairs	C6
Dartford Warbler Curruca undata	NT	resident	1996-2001	100 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)
Riserva naturale orientata/integrale Isola di Stromboli e Strombolicchio	Riserva naturale regionale/provinciale	1,053	protected area contained by site	0
Riserva naturale orientata/integrale Isola di Panarea e scogli viciniori	Riserva naturale regionale/provinciale	283	protected area contained by site	282
Riserva naturale orientata/integrale Isola di Filicudi e scogli Canna e Montenassari	Riserva naturale regionale/provinciale	636	protected area contained by site	0
Riserva naturale orientata Isola di Vulcano	Riserva naturale regionale/provinciale	1,362	protected area contained by site	1,362
Riserva naturale orientata Isola di Alicudi	Riserva naturale regionale/provinciale	371	protected area contained by site	0
Riserva naturale Le Montagne delle Felci e dei Porri	Riserva naturale regionale/provinciale	1,079	protected area contained by site	0
Le Montagne delle Felci e dei Porri	Regional Nature Reserve	1,521	protected area contained by site	1,521
Isole Eolie (Aeolian Islands)	World Heritage Site (natural or mixed)	1,216	protected area contained by site	1,216
Isole di Stromboli e Strombolicchio	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1,057	protected area contained by site	1,049
Isola di Vulcano	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1,608	protected area contained by site	1,559
Isola di Salina (Stagno di Lingua)	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1,234	protected area contained by site	1,051
Isola di Salina (Monte Fossa delle Felci e dei Porri)	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	665	protected area contained by site	639
Isola di Panarea e Scogli Viciniori	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	259	protected area contained by site	263
Isola di Lipari	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	2,476	protected area contained by site	2,379
Isola di Filicudi	Regional Nature Reserve	635	protected area contained by site	635
Isola di Filicudi	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	779	protected area contained by site	735
Isola di Alicudi	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	389	protected area contained by site	398
Isola di Alicudi	Regional Nature Reserve	370	protected area contained by site	370
Fondali dell'isola di Salina	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1,565	protected area contained by site	267
Arcipelago delle Eolie - area marina e terrestre	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	40,432	protected area contained by site	10,732

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland	-
Shrubland	Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis	-
Grassland		-
Marine Neritic		-
Coastline	Sea cliffs and rocky shores, Rock stacks and islets	-
Artificial/Terrestrial	Highly improved re-seeded landscapes, Perennial crops, orchards and groves	-
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-
tourism/recreation	-
urban/industrial/transport	-
hunting	-

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Eolie islands. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 03/02/2023.