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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
Middle Spotted Woodpecker Leiopicus medius	LC	resident	2000-2001	5-10 breeding pairs	C6
Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax	LC	resident	2000-2001	5-10 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
1991	Parco nazionale del Cilento e Vallo di Diano	Parco Nazionale	59
1995	Monti Alburni	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	87
1995	Alta Valle del Fiume Calore Lucano (Salernitano)	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1
1997	Cilento and Val de Diano	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve	97
1999	Alburni	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	89

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Native coniferous woodland, Mixed woodland, Broadleaved evergreen woodland, Treeline ecotone	35
Shrubland	Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis	20
Grassland	Mesophile grasslands	15
Artificial/Terrestrial	Highly improved re-seeded landscapes, Arable land, Urban parks and gardens, Other urban and industrial areas, Ruderal land	10
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	Inland cliffs	5
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers and streams	5

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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 23/11/2024.