Data Zone
Country/territory: Italy
IBA Criteria met: C6 (2002)
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Area: 5,442 ha
Site description
A small archipelago in the southern Adriatic Sea. The main habitats are sea cliffs, islets, rock stacks, maquis and native pinewoods Pinus. The main land-uses are tourism, agriculture, fishing and hunting.
Key biodiversity
An important breeding site for Calonectris diomedea and Puffinus yelkouan.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Tremiti islands. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 07/02/2023.
