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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
Eurasian Thick-knee Burhinus oedicnemus	LC	breeding	1996	10-20 breeding pairs	C6
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus	EN	breeding	2001	2-3 breeding pairs	C6
Short-toed Snake-eagle Circaetus gallicus	LC	breeding	2001	2-4 breeding pairs	C6
Red Kite Milvus milvus	LC	breeding	2001	3-5 breeding pairs	C6
Red Kite Milvus milvus	LC	winter	2001	10-20 individuals	C6
European Roller Coracias garrulus	LC	breeding	2001	3-5 breeding pairs	C6
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni	LC	breeding	2001	855 breeding pairs	A1, A4ii, B1iii, C1, C2, C6
Lanner Falcon Falco biarmicus	LC	breeding	2001	2-4 breeding pairs	B2, C2, C6
Calandra Lark Melanocorypha calandra	LC	resident	2001	100-300 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
1972	Riserva naturale Murge Orientali	Riserva Naturale Statale	<1
1984	Gravina di Laterza	Wildlife Reserve	2
1986	Corno della Strega	Wildlife Reserve	3
1987	Santa TrinitÃ	Wildlife Reserve	6
1987	Gravina di Castellaneta	Wildlife Reserve	<1
1990	Parco archeologico storico naturale delle Chiese rupestri del Materano	Parco naturale regionale/provinciale	15
1994	Riserva naturale regionale orientata Bosco delle Pianelle (gia' Parco Comunale)	Riserva naturale regionale/provinciale	2
1995	Area delle Gravine	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	60
1995	Gravine di Matera	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	16
1995	Murgia di Sud - Est	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	8
2005	Parco naturale regionale Terra delle Gravine	Parco naturale regionale/provinciale	35
2006	Area delle Gravine	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	62
2007	Gravine di Matera	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	16

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial	Highly improved re-seeded landscapes, Arable land, Perennial crops, orchards and groves, Forestry plantations, Other urban and industrial areas, Ruderal land	65
Grassland	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland	15
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Broadleaved evergreen woodland	10
Shrubland	Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis	5
Caves and Subterranean Habitats (non-aquatic)	Caves	-
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	Scree & boulders, Inland cliffs	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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 23/11/2024.