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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
Barbary Partridge Alectoris barbara	LC	resident (2001)	100–120 pairs	B2, C2, C6
European Storm-petrel Hydrobates pelagicus	LC	breeding (1995–2001)	500–800 pairs	C6
Scopoli's Shearwater Calonectris diomedea	LC	breeding (1992–2001)	1,000–2,000 pairs	C6
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus	LC	breeding (1992–2001)	7–10 pairs	C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1978	Tramariglio	Wildlife Reserve (-)	20
1999	Parco naturale regionale di Porto Conte	Parco naturale regionale/provinciale (IV)	53
2002	Area naturale marina protetta Capo Caccia Isola Piana	Riserva Naturale Marina e Aree Naturali Marine Protette (IV)	14

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Shrubland	40	Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis
Artificial/Terrestrial	15	Arable land; Perennial crops, orchards and groves
Forest	10	Wooded steppe
Marine Neritic	10
Caves and Subterranean Habitats (non-aquatic)	-	Caves
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	-
Marine Intertidal	-

Land use	% of IBA
tourism/recreation	40
hunting	30
nature conservation and research	30
agriculture	5
military	5
fisheries/aquaculture	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Cape Caccia and Conte port (Italy). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/cape-caccia-and-conte-port-iba-italy on 23/12/2024.