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Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
An area of grassland, with patches of cork oak
Quercus suber woodland, located north of the village of Macomer. The area is rich in small, temporary pools, and there are also rocky areas and rivers. The main land-use is agriculture.
An important breeding site for
Tetrax tetrax and other open-country species. Breeding species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria:
Falco naumanni.
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
The main threats are the drainage of the small wetlands, the building of new power lines, and the lack of legal site-protection.
National None
International None
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 23/11/2024.