Data Zone
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus | EN | breeding | 1990-2001 | 6-8 breeding pairs | C6 |
| Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata | LC | resident | 1990-2001 | 2-3 breeding pairs | C6 |
| Red Kite Milvus milvus | LC | resident | 1990-2001 | 4-8 breeding pairs | C6 |
| Red Kite Milvus milvus | LC | winter | 1990-2001 | 23-45 individuals | C6 |
| Milvus migrans | NR | breeding | 1990-2001 | 7-13 breeding pairs | C6 |
| European Roller Coracias garrulus | LC | breeding | 2001 | 5-10 breeding pairs | C6 |
| Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni | LC | breeding | 1990-2001 | 53-93 breeding pairs | C6 |
| Lanner Falcon Falco biarmicus | LC | resident | 1990-2001 | 16-26 breeding pairs | B2, C6 |
| Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus | LC | resident | 1990-2001 | 11-40 breeding pairs | C6 |
| Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax | LC | resident | 1990-2001 | 38-63 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serra del Leone e Monte Stagnataro | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 3,750 | protected area overlaps with site | 3,417 |
| Rocca Busambra e Rocche di Rao | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 6,243 | protected area overlaps with site | 5,619 |
| Riserva naturale orientata Monti di Palazzo Adriano e Valle del Sosio | Riserva naturale regionale/provinciale | 5,862 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
| Riserva naturale orientata Monte Genuardo e Santa Maria del Bosco | Riserva naturale regionale/provinciale | 2,553 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
| Riserva naturale orientata Monte Carcaci | Riserva naturale regionale/provinciale | 1,438 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
| Riserva naturale orientata Bosco della Ficuzza, Rocca Busambra, Bosco del Cappelliere e Gorgo d | Riserva naturale regionale/provinciale | 7,398 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
| Monti Sicani; Rocca Busambra e Bosco della Ficuzza | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 59,355 | protected area overlaps with site | 58,504 |
| Monti Barracù; Cardelia, Pizzo Cangialosi e Gole del Torrente Corleone | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 5,351 | protected area contained by site | 5,340 |
| Monte Triona e Monte Colomba | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 3,313 | protected area overlaps with site | 3,313 |
| Monte Rose e Monte Pernice | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 2,529 | protected area contained by site | 2,529 |
| Monte Genuardo e Santa Maria del Bosco | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 2,683 | protected area overlaps with site | 2,300 |
| Monte d'Indisi; Montagna dei Cavalli, Pizzo Pontorno e Pian del Leone | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 2,432 | protected area contained by site | 2,380 |
| Monte Carcaci; Pizzo Colobria e ambienti umidi | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 1,869 | protected area contained by site | 1,759 |
| Complesso Monte Telegrafo e Rocca Ficuzza | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 5,289 | protected area contained by site | 5,289 |
| Calanchi; lembi boschivi e praterie di Riena | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 754 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
| Bosco di S. Adriano | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 6,821 | protected area contained by site | 6,823 |
| Boschi Ficuzza e Cappelliere; Vallone Cerasa, Castagneti Mezzojuso | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 4,627 | protected area overlaps with site | 4,103 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Sicani mountains, Rocca Busambra and Ficuzza forest. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/sicani-mountains-rocca-busambra-and-ficuzza-forest-iba-italy on 25/09/2023.
