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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
Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris	LC	resident	2000-2001	8 breeding pairs	C6
Common Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus	LC	breeding	1995	10 breeding pairs	C6
Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus	LC	breeding	1995	8-10 breeding pairs	C6
Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana	LC	breeding	2000-2001	40-50 breeding pairs	C6

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

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1976	Palude di Colfiorito	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	5
1995	Parco del Colfiorito	Parco naturale regionale/provinciale	10
1995	Col Falcone (Colfiorito)	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	9
1995	Piani di Annifo - Arvello	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	7
1995	Colfiorito	Regional Nature Park	5
2003	Palude di Colfiorito	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	6
2012	Palude di Colfiorito	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	6

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland	30
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Water fringe vegetation	30
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Perennial crops, orchards and groves, Forestry plantations	20
Grassland		15
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)		5

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	30
agriculture	10
tourism/recreation	5

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Colfiorito (Italy). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/colfiorito-iba-italy on 23/11/2024.