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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
A4iv Species group - soaring birds/cranes	n/a	passage (1989)	2,500-9,999 birds	B1iv, C5

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
2006	Parco naturale regionale Costa Otranto - Santa Maria di Leuca e Bosco di Tricase	Parco naturale regionale/provinciale (V)	17

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	35	Highly improved re-seeded landscapes; Arable land; Perennial crops, orchards and groves; Forestry plantations; Ruderal land
Grassland	30	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland
Shrubland	30	Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	5

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	65
tourism/recreation	10
hunting	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Cape Otranto and Cape Santa Maria di Leuca coast (Italy). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/cape-otranto-and-cape-santa-maria-di-leuca-coast-iba-italy on 26/12/2024.