IT147
Cape Otranto and Cape Santa Maria di Leuca coast


IBA Justification

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

IBA Protection

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

Habitats

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

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


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.