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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
Red Kite Milvus milvus	LC	breeding	1999	10-12 breeding pairs	C6
Red Kite Milvus milvus	LC	winter	1999	35-40 individuals	C6
Black Kite Milvus migrans	LC	breeding	1999	30-40 breeding pairs	C6
Middle Spotted Woodpecker Leiopicus medius	LC	resident	1999	100 breeding pairs	C6
Lanner Falcon Falco biarmicus	LC	resident	1999	2-3 breeding pairs	B2, C2, C6
Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax	LC	resident	1996	5 breeding pairs	C6
Woodlark Lullula arborea	LC	resident	1995	300 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
1985	Riserva regionale Lago Laudemio (Remmo)	Riserva naturale regionale/provinciale	<1
1988	Riserva regionale Abetina di Laurenzana	Riserva naturale regionale/provinciale	<1
1995	Murge di S. Oronzio	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	5
1995	Monte Sirino	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	2
1995	Lago Pertusillo	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	2
1995	Monte Volturino	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	2
1995	Serra di Calvello	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1
1995	Monte della Madonna di Viggiano	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1
1995	Monte Caldarosa	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1
1995	Abetina di Laurenzana	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
1995	Monte Raparo	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	2
1996	Val d'Agri - Lagonegrese	National Park	100
1998	Appennino Lucano; Monte Volturino	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	9
2007	Parco nazionale dell'Appennino Lucano - Val d'Agri - Lagonegrese	Parco Nazionale	33
2009	Appennino Lucano; Valle Agri, Monte Sirino, Monte Raparo	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	33

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Native coniferous woodland, Mixed woodland	65
Artificial/Terrestrial	Perennial crops, orchards and groves, Forestry plantations, Ruderal land	15
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Rivers and streams	5
Caves and Subterranean Habitats (non-aquatic)	Caves	-
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	Scree & boulders, Inland cliffs	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	100
agriculture	10
hunting	10
urban/industrial/transport	5

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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.