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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
Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix	LC	resident (1996)	100–200 pairs	C6
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	breeding (2000)	10–20 pairs	A1, C1, C6
Grey-faced Woodpecker Picus canus	LC	resident (1995)	10–20 pairs	C6
Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius	LC	resident (1995)	30–50 pairs	C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1971	Riserva naturale Piazza del Diavolo	Riserva Naturale Statale (Ia)	2
1975	Riserva naturale Piani Eterni - Errera - Val Falcina	Riserva Naturale Statale (Ia)	13
1975	Riserva naturale Schiara occidentale	Riserva Naturale Statale (Ia)	8
1975	Riserva naturale Monti del Sole	Riserva Naturale Statale (Ia)	8
1975	Riserva naturale Vette Feltrine	Riserva Naturale Statale (Ia)	7
1975	Riserva naturale Monte Pavione	Riserva Naturale Statale (Ia)	1
1975	Riserva naturale Valle Scura	Riserva Naturale Statale (Ia)	1
1975	Riserva naturale Valle Imperina	Riserva Naturale Statale (Ia)	1
1988	Parco Nazionale delle Dolomiti Bellunesi	Parco Nazionale (II)	78
2009	The Dolomites	World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) (UA)	39

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

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 24/12/2024.