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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
Barbary Partridge Alectoris barbara	LC	resident	2001	100-120 breeding pairs	B2, C2, C6
European Storm-petrel Hydrobates pelagicus	LC	breeding	1995-2001	500-800 breeding pairs	C6
Scopoli's Shearwater Calonectris diomedea	LC	breeding	1992-2001	1,000-2,000 breeding pairs	C6
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus	LC	breeding	1992-2001	7-10 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
1978	Tramariglio	Wildlife Reserve	20
1995	Capo Caccia (con le Isole Foradada e Piana) e Punta del Giglio	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	36
1995	Lago di Baratz - Porto Ferro	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1
1999	Parco naturale regionale di Porto Conte	Parco naturale regionale/provinciale	53
2002	Area naturale marina protetta Capo Caccia Isola Piana	Riserva Naturale Marina e Aree Naturali Marine Protette	14
2009	Capo Caccia	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	23
2009	Capo Caccia - Isola Piana	Specially Protected Areas of Mediterranean Importance (Barcelona Convention)	14

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Shrubland	Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis	40
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Perennial crops, orchards and groves	15
Forest	Wooded steppe	10
Marine Neritic		10
Caves and Subterranean Habitats (non-aquatic)	Caves	-
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		-
Marine Intertidal		-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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 23/11/2024.