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Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
A mountainous area of the pre-Alps in north-east Italy, characterized by extensive pastures, streams, rivers, and coniferous and broadleaved woodlands. Agriculture is the main land-use.
An important breeding area for
Crex crex.
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
The main threat is the abandonment of traditional land-use on grasslands.
National None
International UnknownOverlaps with SPA.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Carniche pre-Alps (Italy). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/carniche-pre-alps-iba-italy on 22/11/2024.
