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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
Rock Partridge Alectoris graeca	NT	resident	2000	400 males	C6
Rock Ptarmigan Lagopus muta	LC	resident	2000	400 males	C6
Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix	LC	resident	2000	300 males	C6
Eurasian Pygmy-owl Glaucidium passerinum	LC	resident	2000	10 breeding pairs	C6
Boreal Owl Aegolius funereus	LC	resident	2000	50 breeding pairs	C6
Eurasian Eagle-owl Bubo bubo	LC	resident	2000	20 breeding pairs	C6
European Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus	LC	breeding	2000	20 breeding pairs	C6
Short-toed Snake-eagle Circaetus gallicus	LC	breeding	2000	6 breeding pairs	C6
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos	LC	resident	2000	25 breeding pairs	C6
Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius	LC	resident	2000	100 breeding pairs	C6
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus	LC	breeding	2000	5 breeding pairs	C6
Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax	LC	resident	2000	80 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
1922	Parco nazionale del Gran Paradiso	Parco Nazionale	60
1989	Parco naturale del Mont Avic	Parco naturale regionale/provinciale	3
1993	Riserva naturale Cote de Gargantua	Riserva naturale regionale/provinciale	<1
1995	Castello e miniere abbandonate di Aymavilles	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
1995	Formazioni Steppiche della Cote de Gargantua	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
1995	Ambienti calcarei d'alta quota della Valle di Rhêmes	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
1995	Stazione di Astragalus alopecurus di Cogne	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2000	Parco Nazionale del Gran Paradiso	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	61
2001	Parco Nazionale del Gran Paradiso	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	60
2001	Vallone dell'Urtier	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1
2001	Ambienti d'alta quota della Vallée de l'Alleigne	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2001	Pont D'ael	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2001	Parco naturale Mont Avic	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	5
2001	Vallone del Grauson	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2006	Mont Avic e Mont Emilius	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	22
2006	Ambienti d'alta quota della Valgrisenche	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	Scree & boulders, Inland cliffs	55
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Native coniferous woodland, Mixed woodland, Treeline ecotone	22
Shrubland	Scrub, Heathland	10
Grassland	Dry siliceous grassland, Alpine, subalpine and boreal grassland	8
Artificial/Terrestrial	Other urban and industrial areas	5

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	80
tourism/recreation	30
hunting	20
forestry	10
water management	1

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