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Fiumara di Atella


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
Red Kite Milvus milvus LC resident 1998-2000 3-6 breeding pairs C6
Red Kite Milvus milvus LC winter 1998-2000 80-100 individuals 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 Grotticelle di Monticchio Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 1


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Fiumara di Atella (Italy). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/fiumara-di-atella-iba-italy on 28/11/2024.