A hilly area of Tuscany, south-east of the town of Siena. There are large tracts of cultivated land, small woodlands, gorges and highly eroded slopes. Agriculture is the main land-use.
Key biodiversity
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
The main threat is agricultural intensification, which destroys the eroded land-forms that are important nest-sites for breeding raptors.
Protected areas
National None International None
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Crete Senesi. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 02/04/2023.
