IT176
Coast between Bosa and Alghero


IBA Justification

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
Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus LC resident 1992-1999 19-50 breeding pairs C6

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2002) may differ.


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
1995 Entroterra e zona costiera tra Bosa; Capo Marargiu e Porto Tangone Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 42
1995 Valle del Temo Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 7
2009 Costa e Entroterra di Bosa; Suni e Montresta Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) 28

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Shrubland Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis 50
Marine Coastal/Supratidal 30
Forest Mixed woodland 10
Marine Neritic 10
1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use % of IBA
agriculture 60
hunting 50
forestry 30


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Coast between Bosa and Alghero (Italy). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/coast-between-bosa-and-alghero-iba-italy on 23/11/2024.