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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
Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix	LC	resident	1996	100-200 breeding pairs	C6
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	breeding	2000	10-20 breeding pairs	A1, C1, C6
Grey-faced Woodpecker Picus canus	LC	resident	1995	10-20 breeding pairs	C6
Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius	LC	resident	1995	30-50 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
1971	Riserva naturale Piazza del Diavolo	Riserva Naturale Statale	2
1975	Riserva naturale Piani Eterni - Errera - Val Falcina	Riserva Naturale Statale	13
1975	Riserva naturale Schiara occidentale	Riserva Naturale Statale	8
1975	Riserva naturale Monti del Sole	Riserva Naturale Statale	8
1975	Riserva naturale Vette Feltrine	Riserva Naturale Statale	7
1975	Riserva naturale Monte Pavione	Riserva Naturale Statale	1
1975	Riserva naturale Valle Scura	Riserva Naturale Statale	1
1975	Riserva naturale Valle Imperina	Riserva Naturale Statale	1
1988	Parco Nazionale delle Dolomiti Bellunesi	Parco Nazionale	78
1996	Dolomiti Feltrine e Bellunesi	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	78
2003	Dolomiti Feltrine e Bellunesi	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	79
2003	Versante Sud delle Dolomiti Feltrine	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	20
2009	The Dolomites	World Heritage Site (natural or mixed)	39

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest		50
Artificial/Terrestrial		15
Grassland		15
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)		15
Wetlands (inland)		5

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	100
forestry	30
tourism/recreation	20
agriculture	10
water management	5

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Belluno Dolomites (Italy). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/belluno-dolomites-iba-italy on 22/11/2024.