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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 Pygmy-owl Glaucidium passerinum	LC	resident	1999-2000	22 breeding pairs	C6
Boreal Owl Aegolius funereus	LC	resident	1999-2000	23 breeding pairs	C6
Eurasian Eagle-owl Bubo bubo	LC	resident	2000	3 breeding pairs	C6
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos	LC	resident	1999-2000	5 breeding pairs	C6
Grey-faced Woodpecker Picus canus	LC	resident	2000	30-40 breeding pairs	C6
Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius	LC	resident	2000	30-40 breeding pairs	C6
Three-toed Woodpecker Picoides tridactylus	LC	resident	2000	15-20 breeding pairs	C6

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

Protected area (PA)	PA designation	PA area (ha)	Relationship of PA with IBA	Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
The Dolomites	World Heritage Site (natural or mixed)	141,903	protected area overlaps with site	39,045
Prati dell'Armentara	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	342	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Parco Naturale Tre Cime	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	11,892	protected area contained by site	0
Parco Naturale Tre Cime	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	11,892	protected area contained by site	11,892
Parco naturale regionale delle Dolomiti d'Ampezzo	Parco naturale regionale/provinciale	11,419	protected area contained by site	0
Parco naturale Fanes - Sennes e Braies	Parco naturale regionale/provinciale	25,680	protected area contained by site	0
Parco Naturale Fanes - Senes - Braies	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	25,453	protected area contained by site	25,453
Parco Naturale Fanes - Senes - Braies	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	25,453	protected area contained by site	0
Parco naturale Dolomiti di Sesto	Parco naturale regionale/provinciale	11,615	protected area contained by site	0
Monte Pelmo - Mondeval - Formin	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	11,065	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Gruppo del Popera - Dolomiti di Auronzo e di Val Comelico	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	8,924	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Fanes Sennes Braies	Regional Nature Park	25,680	protected area contained by site	25,680
Dolomiti di Sesto	Regional Nature Park	11,635	protected area contained by site	11,635
Dolomiti di Ampezzo	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	11,362	protected area contained by site	11,362
Dolomiti di Ampezzo	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	11,362	protected area contained by site	0
Dolomiti del Cadore e del Comelico	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	70,396	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Dolomiti d'Ampezzo	Regional Nature Park	11,192	protected area contained by site	11,192

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Native coniferous woodland, Treeline ecotone	-
Shrubland	Scrub	-
Grassland	Alpine, subalpine and boreal grassland	-
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	Scree & boulders, Inland cliffs	-

For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
forestry	-
hunting	-
nature conservation and research	-
tourism/recreation	-
agriculture	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Dolomites. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/dolomites-iba-italy on 30/11/2023.