Data Zone
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax | NT | resident (1996–2001) | 30–40 pairs | A1, B2, C1, C6 |
| Eurasian Thick-knee Burhinus oedicnemus | LC | resident (1992–2001) | 50 pairs | C6 |
| Eurasian Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria | LC | winter (1992–2001) | 150–250 birds | C6 |
| Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus | LC | breeding (2000) | 4 pairs | C6 |
| Red Kite Milvus milvus | LC | resident (1992–2001) | 1–2 pairs | C6 |
| Red Kite Milvus milvus | LC | winter (2001) | 20–25 birds | C6 |
| Calandra Lark Melanocorypha calandra | LC | resident (1992–2001) | 250 pairs | C6 |
Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2002. The most recent assessment (2013) is shown below.
| IBA conservation assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
| 2013 | very poor | very high | very low |
| Whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
| yes | habitat | medium | |
| State (condition of the trigger species' populations) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Species | Actual vs Reference (units) | % remaining | Result | ||
| Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax | 2 / 35 (males) | 6 | very poor | ||
| Burhinus oedicnemus | 30 / 35 (males) | 86 | moderate | ||
| Red Kite Milvus milvus | 1 / 3 (pairs) | 34 | very poor | ||
| Calandra Lark Melanocorypha calandra | 80 / 160 (pairs) | 50 | poor | ||
| State (condition of the trigger species' habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Habitat | Quantity (% remaining) | Quality (% carrying capacity) | Result |
| Grassland | - | poor (40–69%) | very poor |
| Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threat | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
| Biological resource use | happening now | whole of population/area (>90%) | slow decline (1–10% over 3 generations) | high |
| Agricultural expansion and intensification | happening now | whole of population/area (>90%) | slow decline (1–10% over 3 generations) | high |
| Climate change and severe weather | past (and unlikely to return) and no longer limiting | most of population/area (50–90%) | moderate decline (10–30% over 3 generations) | low |
| Transportation and service corridors | past (and unlikely to return) and no longer limiting | few individuals/small area (<10%) | no or slight decline (<1% over 3 generations) | low |
| Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Designation | Planning | Action | Result |
| Little/none of area covered (<10%) | No management planning has taken place | Unknown | very low |
| Habitat | % of IBA | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Grassland | 40 | Steppes and dry calcareous grassland |
| Artificial/Terrestrial | 30 | Arable land; Perennial crops, orchards and groves |
| Shrubland | 20 | Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis |
| Forest | 10 | Wooded steppe |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| hunting | 70 |
| agriculture | 40 |
| not utilised | 20 |
| forestry | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Altopiano di Campeda (Italy). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/altopiano-di-campeda-iba-italy on 24/12/2024.