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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
Rock Partridge Alectoris graeca	NT	resident	1995	200 breeding pairs	C6
European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus	LC	breeding	1998	100 breeding pairs	C6
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos	LC	resident	1997	3-4 breeding pairs	C6
Lanner Falcon Falco biarmicus	LC	resident	1997	1 breeding pairs	B2, C2, C6
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus	LC	resident	1997	10 breeding pairs	C6
Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio	LC	breeding	1995-1998	400 breeding pairs	C6
Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax	LC	resident	1997	148-190 breeding pairs	B2, C2, C6
Yellow-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax graculus	LC	resident	1997	17-19 breeding pairs	A3
Woodlark Lullula arborea	LC	resident	1990-2001	400 breeding pairs	C6
Wallcreeper Tichodroma muraria	LC	resident	1997-2000	min 10 breeding pairs	A3
Collared Flycatcher Ficedula albicollis	LC	breeding	1995-1998	30 breeding pairs	C6
Alpine Accentor Prunella collaris	LC	breeding	1997-2000	50-150 breeding pairs	A3
White-winged Snowfinch Montifringilla nivalis	LC	resident	1997-2000	80-150 breeding pairs	A3
Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris	LC	breeding	1990-2001	600 breeding pairs	C6
Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana	LC	breeding	2001	150 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)
Valle della Corte	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1,814	protected area contained by site	749
S. Gerbone	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	679	protected area contained by site	679
Riserva naturale del Lago di Campotosto	Riserva Naturale Statale	1,600	protected area contained by site	0
Primo tratto del Fiume Tirino e Macchiozze di San Vito	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1,294	protected area overlaps with site	1,231
Parco Nazionale Gran Sasso - Monti della Laga	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	143,311	is identical to site	143,311
Parco nazionale del Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga	Parco Nazionale	141,341	is identical to site	0
Monti della Laga e Lago di Campotosto	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	15,816	protected area contained by site	15,816
Monti della Laga (Area Sommitale)	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	2,424	protected area contained by site	2,424
Monte Picca - Monte di Roccatagliata	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1,766	protected area overlaps with site	1,766
Monte Comunitore	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	696	protected area contained by site	507
Montagne dei Fiori e di Campli e Gole del Salinello	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	4,221	protected area overlaps with site	3,958
Montagna dei Fiori	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	606	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Montagna dei Fiori	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	606	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Macera della Morte	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	465	protected area contained by site	421
Lago Secco e Agro Nero	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	135	protected area contained by site	135
Gran Sasso	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	33,995	protected area contained by site	33,995
Fiume Tronto tra Favalanciata e Acquasanta	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	964	protected area overlaps with site	446
Boschi ripariali del Tronto	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	153	protected area overlaps with site	69

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest		-
Grassland		-
Artificial/Terrestrial		-
Wetlands (inland)		-

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

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Gran Sasso and Laga mountains. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/gran-sasso-and-laga-mountains-iba-italy on 02/10/2023.