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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
European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus	LC	breeding	1990-2000	200-400 breeding pairs	C6
European Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus	LC	breeding	1990-2000	5-15 breeding pairs	C6
Short-toed Snake-eagle Circaetus gallicus	LC	breeding	1995-2000	2-3 breeding pairs	C6
Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus	LC	breeding	1990-2000	6-12 breeding pairs	C6
Dartford Warbler Curruca undata	NT	resident	1990-2000	100-400 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
1977	Riserva naturale Poggio Rosso	Riserva Naturale Statale	1
1977	Riserva naturale Fungaia	Riserva Naturale Statale	<1
1980	Riserva naturale Formole	Riserva Naturale Statale	2
1988	Monte Dogana	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	5
1995	Pascoli montani e cespuglieti del Pratomagno	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	21
1995	Monte Ginezzo	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	8
1995	Brughiere dell'Alpe di Poti	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	6
1995	Monte Dogana	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	5
1995	Boschi di Morra - Marzana	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2004	Pascoli montani e cespuglieti del Pratomagno	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	21
2004	Brughiere dell'Alpe di Poti	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	6
2004	Monte Ginezzo	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	8

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest		50
Shrubland	Heathland	35
Artificial/Terrestrial		7
Grassland		5
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)		3

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	100
forestry	35
other	15
agriculture	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Arezzo heathlands (Italy). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/arezzo-heathlands-iba-italy on 23/11/2024.