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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') at the site:

Species	Red List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Rock Partridge Alectoris graeca	NT	resident	1995-2000	100 breeding pairs	C6
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos	LC	resident	1999	4-5 breeding pairs	C6
Middle Spotted Woodpecker Leiopicus medius	LC	resident	2001	5-15 breeding pairs	C6
White-backed Woodpecker Dendrocopos leucotos	LC	resident	2001	200-250 breeding pairs	C6
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus	LC	resident	1993-1997	7-10 breeding pairs	C6
Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax	LC	resident	1995-2000	60-70 breeding pairs	C6
Yellow-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax graculus	LC	resident	1997-1998	18-20 breeding pairs	A3
Woodlark Lullula arborea	LC	resident	2000	200-500 breeding pairs	C6
Wallcreeper Tichodroma muraria	LC	resident	1998	10 breeding pairs	A3
Collared Flycatcher Ficedula albicollis	LC	breeding	2001	1,000-2,000 breeding pairs	C6
Alpine Accentor Prunella collaris	LC	resident	1998	200 breeding pairs	A3
White-winged Snowfinch Montifringilla nivalis	LC	resident	1998	100-200 breeding pairs	A3
Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris	LC	breeding	1998	300-600 breeding pairs	C6
Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana	LC	breeding	2000	50-100 breeding pairs	C6

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2002) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1923	Parco nazionale dell'Abruzzo, Lazio e Molise	Parco Nazionale	79
1971	Riserva naturale Colle di Licco	Riserva Naturale Statale	<1
1972	Riserva naturale Feudo Intramonti	Riserva Naturale Statale	2
1976	Lago di Barrea	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	<1
1995	Parco Nazionale d'Abruzzo	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	52
1995	Cime del Massiccio della Meta	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	5
1995	Vallone Lacerno (fondovalle)	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1
1995	Val Canneto	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	2
1995	Pendici di Colle Nero	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
1996	Gruppo della Meta - Catena delle Mainarde	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	6
1997	Riserva naturale guidata Gole del Sagittario	Riserva naturale regionale/provinciale	1
1999	Parco Nazionale d'Abruzzo; Lazio e Molise ed aree limitrofe	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	92

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Treeline ecotone	60
Grassland	Alpine, subalpine and boreal grassland	10
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	Scree & boulders, Inland cliffs	10
Shrubland	Scrub	10
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land	9
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Rivers and streams	1

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	98
tourism/recreation	90
agriculture	25
other	20
forestry	5
hunting	2

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Abruzzo National Park (Italy). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/abruzzo-national-park-iba-italy on 22/11/2024.