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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	1995-2000	100 breeding pairs	C6
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos	LC	resident	1999	4-5 breeding pairs	C6
Middle Spotted Woodpecker Leiopicus medius	LC	resident	2001	5-15 breeding pairs	C6
White-backed Woodpecker Dendrocopos leucotos	LC	resident	2001	200-250 breeding pairs	C6
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus	LC	resident	1993-1997	7-10 breeding pairs	C6
Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax	LC	resident	1995-2000	60-70 breeding pairs	C6
Yellow-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax graculus	LC	resident	1997-1998	18-20 breeding pairs	A3
Woodlark Lullula arborea	LC	resident	2000	200-500 breeding pairs	C6
Wallcreeper Tichodroma muraria	LC	resident	1998	10 breeding pairs	A3
Collared Flycatcher Ficedula albicollis	LC	breeding	2001	1,000-2,000 breeding pairs	C6
Alpine Accentor Prunella collaris	LC	resident	1998	200 breeding pairs	A3
White-winged Snowfinch Montifringilla nivalis	LC	resident	1998	100-200 breeding pairs	A3
Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris	LC	breeding	1998	300-600 breeding pairs	C6
Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana	LC	breeding	2000	50-100 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)
Vallone Lacerno (fondovalle)	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	829	protected area contained by site	829
Val Canneto	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	990	protected area contained by site	990
Riserva naturale guidata Gole del Sagittario	Riserva naturale regionale/provinciale	354	protected area contained by site	450
Riserva naturale Feudo Intramonti	Riserva Naturale Statale	908	protected area contained by site	0
Riserva naturale Colle di Licco	Riserva Naturale Statale	95	protected area contained by site	0
Pendici di Colle Nero	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	132	protected area contained by site	132
Parco nazionale dell'Abruzzo, Lazio e Molise	Parco Nazionale	49,680	protected area contained by site	43,950
Parco Nazionale d'Abruzzo; Lazio e Molise ed aree limitrofe	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	51,149	protected area contained by site	51,149
Parco Nazionale d'Abruzzo	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	58,880	protected area overlaps with site	29,169
Lago di Barrea	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	303	protected area overlaps with site	0
Gruppo della Meta - Catena delle Mainarde	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	3,548	protected area overlaps with site	3,240
Cime del Massiccio della Meta	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	2,541	protected area contained by site	2,541

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Treeline ecotone	-
Shrubland	Scrub	-
Grassland	Alpine, subalpine and boreal grassland	-
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Rivers and streams	-
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	Scree & boulders, Inland cliffs	-
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land	-

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

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Abruzzo National Park. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/abruzzo-national-park-iba-italy on 01/10/2023.