IT090
Crete Senesi


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2002 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
Eurasian Thick-knee Burhinus oedicnemus LC breeding 1998-2000 15-30 breeding pairs C6
Short-toed Snake-eagle Circaetus gallicus LC breeding 1997-2000 2-4 breeding pairs C6
Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus LC breeding 1990-2000 2-10 breeding pairs C6

The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2002).


IBA Protection

Protected area (PA) PA designation PA area (ha) Relationship of PA with IBA Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Riserva naturale di Lucciolabella Riserva naturale regionale/provinciale 1,183 protected area contained by site 0
Riserva naturale Crete dell'Orcia Riserva naturale regionale/provinciale 520 protected area contained by site 0
Monte Oliveto Maggiore e Crete di Asciano Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) 3,305 protected area contained by site 3,305
Monte Oliveto Maggiore e Crete di Asciano Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 3,305 protected area contained by site 0
Lucciolabella Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) 1,417 protected area overlaps with site 1,417
Lucciolabella Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 1,417 protected area overlaps with site 0
Crete di Camposodo e Crete di Leonina Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) 1,859 protected area contained by site 1,859
Crete di Camposodo e Crete di Leonina Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 1,859 protected area contained by site 0
Crete dell'Orcia e del Formone Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 8,238 protected area contained by site 0
Crete dell'Orcia e del Formone Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) 8,238 protected area contained by site 8,238

Habitats

Habitat (IUCN level 1) Habitat detail Extent (% of site)
Forest -
Shrubland -
Grassland -
Artificial/Terrestrial -
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) Inland cliffs -
For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.

Land use

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


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Crete Senesi. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/crete-senesi-iba-italy on 05/12/2023.