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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	1995	200 breeding pairs	C6
European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus	LC	breeding	1998	100 breeding pairs	C6
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos	LC	resident	1997	3-4 breeding pairs	C6
Lanner Falcon Falco biarmicus	LC	resident	1997	1 breeding pairs	B2, C2, C6
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus	LC	resident	1997	10 breeding pairs	C6
Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio	LC	breeding	1995-1998	400 breeding pairs	C6
Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax	LC	resident	1997	148-190 breeding pairs	B2, C2, C6
Yellow-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax graculus	LC	resident	1997	17-19 breeding pairs	A3
Woodlark Lullula arborea	LC	resident	1990-2001	400 breeding pairs	C6
Wallcreeper Tichodroma muraria	LC	resident	1997-2000	min 10 breeding pairs	A3
Collared Flycatcher Ficedula albicollis	LC	breeding	1995-1998	30 breeding pairs	C6
Alpine Accentor Prunella collaris	LC	breeding	1997-2000	50-150 breeding pairs	A3
White-winged Snowfinch Montifringilla nivalis	LC	resident	1997-2000	80-150 breeding pairs	A3
Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris	LC	breeding	1990-2001	600 breeding pairs	C6
Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana	LC	breeding	2001	150 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
1984	Riserva naturale del Lago di Campotosto	Riserva Naturale Statale	1
1991	Parco nazionale del Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga	Parco Nazionale	100
1995	Gran Sasso	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	24
1995	Monti della Laga e Lago di Campotosto	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	11
1995	Monti della Laga (Area Sommitale)	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	2
1995	Valle della Corte	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1
1995	Monte Picca - Monte di Roccatagliata	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1
1995	Monte Comunitore	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
1995	Macera della Morte	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
1995	Fiume Tronto tra Favalanciata e Acquasanta	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
1995	Boschi ripariali del Tronto	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
1995	S. Gerbone	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
1995	Lago Secco e Agro Nero	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
1996	Parco Nazionale Gran Sasso - Monti della Laga	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	100
2003	Montagne dei Fiori e di Campli e Gole del Salinello	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	3
2003	Primo tratto del Fiume Tirino e Macchiozze di San Vito	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial		-
Forest		-
Grassland		-
Wetlands (inland)		-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	-
tourism/recreation	-
agriculture	-
hunting	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Gran Sasso and Laga mountains (Italy). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/gran-sasso-and-laga-mountains-iba-italy on 22/11/2024.