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 |
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Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax | LC | resident | 2000 | 10 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) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Parco del Monte Cucco | Parco naturale regionale/provinciale | 10,480 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
Monte Catria; Monte Acuto e Monte della Strega | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 8,844 | is identical to site | 8,884 |
Monte Catria; Monte Acuto | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 8,746 | protected area overlaps with site | 7,720 |
Gola del Corno di Catria | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 715 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Furlo. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/furlo-iba-italy on 05/10/2023.