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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2002

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population estimate	IBA Criteria Triggered
Red Kite Milvus milvus	LC	breeding	1999	10-12 breeding pairs	C6
Red Kite Milvus milvus	LC	winter	1999	35-40 individuals	C6
Milvus migrans	NR	breeding	1999	30-40 breeding pairs	C6
Middle Spotted Woodpecker Leiopicus medius	LC	resident	1999	100 breeding pairs	C6
Lanner Falcon Falco biarmicus	LC	resident	1999	2-3 breeding pairs	B2, C2, C6
Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax	LC	resident	1996	5 breeding pairs	C6
Woodlark Lullula arborea	LC	resident	1995	300 breeding pairs	C6

Note: This table presents the IBA criteria triggered and the species that triggered then at the time of assessment, the current IUCN Red List category may vary from that which was in place at that time.

For more information about the IBA assessment process and criteria please click here

Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Val d'Agri - Lagonegrese	National Park	0	protected area contains site	50,000
Serra di Calvello	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1,641	protected area contained by site	1,634
Riserva regionale Lago Laudemio (Remmo)	Riserva naturale regionale/provinciale	25	protected area contained by site	0
Riserva regionale Abetina di Laurenzana	Riserva naturale regionale/provinciale	330	protected area contained by site	0
Parco nazionale dell'Appennino Lucano - Val d'Agri - Lagonegrese	Parco Nazionale	68,996	protected area overlaps with site	0
Parco nazionale del Pollino	Parco Nazionale	171,132	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Murge di S. Oronzio	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	5,460	protected area contained by site	5,460
Monte Volturino	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1,858	protected area contained by site	1,861
Monte Sirino	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	2,619	protected area contained by site	2,631
Monte Raparo	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	2,020	protected area contained by site	2,021
Monte della Madonna di Viggiano	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	792	protected area contained by site	788
Monte Caldarosa	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	584	protected area contained by site	591
Monte Alpi - Malboschetto di Latronico	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1,561	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Massiccio del Monte Pollino e Monte Alpi	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	88,052	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Lago Pertusillo	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	2,042	protected area contained by site	1,995
Appennino Lucano; Valle Agri, Monte Sirino, Monte Raparo	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	37,492	protected area contained by site	36,547
Appennino Lucano; Monte Volturino	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	9,736	protected area contained by site	9,736
Abetina di Laurenzana	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	324	protected area contained by site	324

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Native coniferous woodland, Mixed woodland	-
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Rivers and streams	-
Caves and Subterranean Habitats (non-aquatic)	Caves	-
Artificial/Terrestrial	Perennial crops, orchards and groves, Forestry plantations, Ruderal land	-
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	Scree & boulders, Inland cliffs	-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-
hunting	-
nature conservation and research	-
urban/industrial/transport	-

For further information about the land use classification please click here.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Agri Valley. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 25/03/2023.