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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
Middle Spotted Woodpecker Leiopicus medius	LC	resident (2000–2001)	5–10 pairs	C6
Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax	LC	resident (2000–2001)	5–10 pairs	C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1991	Parco nazionale del Cilento e Vallo di Diano	Parco Nazionale (II)	59
1997	Cilento and Val de Diano	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve (UA)	97

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	35	Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Native coniferous woodland; Mixed woodland; Broadleaved evergreen woodland; Treeline ecotone
Shrubland	20	Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis
Grassland	15	Mesophile grasslands
Artificial/Terrestrial	10	Highly improved re-seeded landscapes; Arable land; Urban parks and gardens; Other urban and industrial areas; Ruderal land
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	5	Inland cliffs
Wetlands (inland)	5	Rivers and streams

Land use	% of IBA
not utilised	42
agriculture	20
forestry	15
tourism/recreation	15
urban/industrial/transport	8

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Alburni mountains (Italy). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/alburni-mountains-iba-italy on 23/12/2024.