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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Red Kite Milvus milvus	LC	breeding (1999)	10–12 pairs	C6
Red Kite Milvus milvus	LC	winter (1999)	35–40 birds	C6
Black Kite Milvus migrans	LC	breeding (1999)	30–40 pairs	C6
Middle Spotted Woodpecker Leiopicus medius	LC	resident (1999)	100 pairs	C6
Lanner Falcon Falco biarmicus	LC	resident (1999)	2–3 pairs	B2, C2, C6
Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax	LC	resident (1996)	5 pairs	C6
Woodlark Lullula arborea	LC	resident (1995)	300 pairs	C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1985	Riserva regionale Lago Laudemio (Remmo)	Riserva naturale regionale/provinciale (IV)	<1
1988	Riserva regionale Abetina di Laurenzana	Riserva naturale regionale/provinciale (IV)	<1
1996	Val d'Agri - Lagonegrese	National Park (-)	100
2007	Parco nazionale dell'Appennino Lucano - Val d'Agri - Lagonegrese	Parco Nazionale (II)	33

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

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 22/12/2024.