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Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
A mountain area in the south-east Alps, bordering Austria to the north. The site includes extensive coniferous woodlands of spruce
Picea abies, alpine grasslands, streams and rocky areas. Forestry and hunting are the main land-uses.
An important breeding site for forest/mountain species, especially gamebirds, owls, raptors and woodpeckers.
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
There are no major threats. There is research on
Tetrao tetrix by Osservatorio Faunistico di Udine.
National Low
International None2,000 ha of IBA covered by Wildlife Reserve (Bordaglia, 2,000 ha).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Carniche Alps (Italy). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/carniche-alps-iba-italy on 23/11/2024.
