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

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1995	Parco del Colfiorito	Parco naturale regionale/provinciale (IV)	10
1995	Colfiorito	Regional Nature Park (-)	5

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

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 24/12/2024.