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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
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos	LC	resident (1996)	3 pairs	C6
Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax	LC	resident (1996–2000)	97–257 birds	C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Campocatino	Wildlife Reserve (-)	-
1985	Parco naturale regionale delle Alpi Apuane	Parco naturale regionale/provinciale (IV)	78
1985	Alpi Apuane	Regional Nature Park (-)	100

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Grassland	75	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland; Dry siliceous grassland; Alpine, subalpine and boreal grassland
Shrubland	10	Scrub
Artificial/Terrestrial	5
Forest	5	Broadleaved deciduous woodland
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	5	Inland cliffs

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	100
agriculture	65
urban/industrial/transport	5

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