Data Zone
Country/territory: Italy
IBA criteria met: A1, B2, C1, C6 (2000)
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Area: 60,000 ha
Site description (baseline)
A mountain area in the central Apennines, between Monti Sibillini (in the north) and Gran Sasso d'Italia (in the south). The main habitats are extensive broadleaved forests (oak Quercus, beech Fagus), alpine grasslands, cultivated land, and a freshwater lake (Lago di Campotosto). The main land-use is nature conservation and tourism.
Key biodiversity
The lake holds nationally important numbers of wintering waterbirds.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Laga mountains. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/2770 on 30/05/2023.
