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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
Rock Partridge Alectoris graeca	NT	resident	2001	300 breeding pairs	C6
European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus	LC	breeding	2001	100 breeding pairs	C6
Short-toed Snake-eagle Circaetus gallicus	LC	breeding	2001	2-5 breeding pairs	C6
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos	LC	resident	2001	6-7 breeding pairs	C6
Lanner Falcon Falco biarmicus	LC	resident	2001	2-3 breeding pairs	B2, C2, C6
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus	LC	resident	2001	15-17 breeding pairs	C6
Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio	LC	breeding	2001	400 breeding pairs	C6
Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax	LC	resident	2001	150 breeding pairs	C6
Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris	LC	breeding	2001	300 breeding pairs	C6
Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana	LC	breeding	2001	50 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)
Valnerina; Montagna di Torricchio, Monte Fema e Monte Cavallo	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	8,497	protected area overlaps with site	8,093
Valnerina	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	679	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Valle Rapegna e Monte Cardosa	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	2,341	protected area contained by site	2,240
Valle Rapegna e Monte Cardosa	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	2,341	protected area contained by site	0
Valle dell'Infernaccio - Monte Sibilla	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	3,415	protected area contained by site	3,212
Valle dell'Ambro	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	2,020	protected area contained by site	2,346
Val di Fibbia - Valle dell'Acquasanta	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	3,131	protected area contained by site	3,106
Riserva naturale Montagna di Torricchio	Riserva Naturale Statale	325	protected area contained by site	0
Rio Terro	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1,815	protected area contained by site	1,808
Piano dei Pantani	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	80	protected area overlaps with site	0
Pian Perduto	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	383	protected area contained by site	310
Parco Nazionale Gran Sasso - Monti della Laga	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	143,311	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Parco nazionale del Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga	Parco Nazionale	141,341	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Parco nazionale dei Monti Sibillini	Parco Nazionale	69,722	protected area contained by site	71,374
Monti Sibillini (versante umbro)	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	17,932	protected area contained by site	17,932
Monti Sibillini (versante umbro)	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	17,932	protected area contained by site	0
Monte Vettore e Valle del lago di Pilato	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	3,775	protected area contained by site	3,592
Monte Ragnolo e Monte Meta (versante occidentale)	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	997	protected area contained by site	971
Monte Porche - Palazzo Borghese - Monte Argentella	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1,765	protected area contained by site	1,552
Monte Oialona - Colle Propezzano	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	969	protected area contained by site	0
Monte Oialona - Colle Propezzano	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	969	protected area contained by site	800
Monte Castel Manardo - Tre Santi	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1,631	protected area contained by site	1,519
Monte Bove	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	2,213	protected area contained by site	2,019
Montagna di Torricchio	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1,231	protected area overlaps with site	1,023
Marcite di Norcia	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	29	protected area overlaps with site	0
Gola della Valnerina - Monte Fema	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	3,542	protected area overlaps with site	3,269
Gola del Fiastrone	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	2,553	protected area contained by site	2,551
Faggete del S. Lorenzo	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	761	protected area contained by site	772
Dalla Gola del Fiastrone al Monte Vettore	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	26,611	protected area contained by site	25,903
Colle Galluccio	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	241	protected area contained by site	201
Boschi ripariali del Tronto	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	153	protected area overlaps with site	112
Boschetto a tasso presso Montecavallo	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	479	protected area overlaps with site	0

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

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

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

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Sibillini mountains. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 29/03/2023.