IT141
Agri Valley


Country/territory: Italy

IBA criteria met: B2, C2, C6 (2002)
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Area: 110,295 ha

Lega Italiana Protezione Uccelli

Site description (2000 baseline)
A mountain complex in southern Italy, including the sites Monte Sirino, Monte Raparo, Monte dell'Agresto, Monte Caldarosa, Monte Volturino, and Gole del fiume Calore. The main habitats are broadleaved and mixed woodlands, cliffs and agricultural land, crossed by rivers and streams. Land-uses include forestry, cultivation and cattle-rearing. `Gole del Fiume Calore' was listed as a separate IBA (former site IT089) in the previous pan-European IBA inventory (Grimmett and Jones 1989).


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Agri Valley (Italy). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/agri-valley-iba-italy on 22/11/2024.