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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 Thick-knee Burhinus oedicnemus	LC	breeding (1996)	10–20 pairs	C6
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus	EN	breeding (2001)	2–3 pairs	C6
Short-toed Snake-eagle Circaetus gallicus	LC	breeding (2001)	2–4 pairs	C6
Red Kite Milvus milvus	LC	breeding (2001)	3–5 pairs	C6
Red Kite Milvus milvus	LC	winter (2001)	10–20 birds	C6
European Roller Coracias garrulus	LC	breeding (2001)	3–5 pairs	C6
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni	LC	breeding (2001)	855 pairs	A1, A4ii, B1iii, C1, C2, C6
Lanner Falcon Falco biarmicus	LC	breeding (2001)	2–4 pairs	B2, C2, C6
Calandra Lark Melanocorypha calandra	LC	resident (2001)	100–300 pairs	C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1972	Riserva naturale Murge Orientali	Riserva Naturale Statale (Ia)	<1
1984	Gravina di Laterza	Wildlife Reserve (-)	2
1986	Corno della Strega	Wildlife Reserve (-)	3
1987	Gravina di Castellaneta	Wildlife Reserve (-)	<1
1987	Santa TrinitÃ	Wildlife Reserve (-)	6
1990	Parco archeologico storico naturale delle Chiese rupestri del Materano	Parco naturale regionale/provinciale (V)	15
1994	Riserva naturale regionale orientata Bosco delle Pianelle (gia' Parco Comunale)	Riserva naturale regionale/provinciale (V)	2
2005	Parco naturale regionale Terra delle Gravine	Parco naturale regionale/provinciale (IV)	35

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	65	Highly improved re-seeded landscapes; Arable land; Perennial crops, orchards and groves; Forestry plantations; Other urban and industrial areas; Ruderal land
Grassland	15	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland
Forest	10	Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Broadleaved evergreen woodland
Shrubland	5	Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis
Caves and Subterranean Habitats (non-aquatic)	-	Caves
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	-	Scree & boulders; Inland cliffs

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	55
urban/industrial/transport	10

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Gravine (Italy). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/gravine-iba-italy on 24/12/2024.