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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
Rock Partridge Alectoris graeca	NT	resident (1999–2000)	100–500 pairs	C6
Lanner Falcon Falco biarmicus	LC	resident (2001)	4–8 pairs	B2, C2, C6
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus	LC	resident (2001)	15–20 pairs	C6
Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax	LC	resident (2001)	40–60 pairs	C6
Dartford Warbler Curruca undata	NT	resident (2001)	200–600 pairs	C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1984	Faggeta Madonia	Regional Nature Reserve (-)	7
1984	Monte Quacella	Regional Nature Reserve (-)	5
1989	Parco delle Madonie	Parco naturale regionale/provinciale (IV)	100

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	-
Caves and Subterranean Habitats (non-aquatic)	-	Caves
Forest	-	Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Native coniferous woodland; Broadleaved evergreen woodland
Grassland	-
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	-	Inland cliffs
Shrubland	-	Scrub; Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis
Wetlands (inland)	-	Rivers and streams

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	100
agriculture	-
forestry	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Madonie (Italy). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/madonie-iba-italy on 23/12/2024.