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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
Mediterranean Gull Larus melanocephalus	LC	winter	1993-2001	150 individuals	C6
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus	EN	breeding	2001	2-3 breeding pairs	C6
Short-toed Snake-eagle Circaetus gallicus	LC	breeding	2001	3-6 breeding pairs	C6
Red Kite Milvus milvus	LC	breeding	2001	3-6 breeding pairs	C6
Black Kite Milvus migrans	LC	breeding	2001	15-20 breeding pairs	C6
European Roller Coracias garrulus	LC	breeding	2001	15-20 breeding pairs	C6
Lanner Falcon Falco biarmicus	LC	resident	2001	3-6 breeding pairs	B2, C2, C6
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus	LC	resident	2001	4-8 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
-	Foce del fiume Neto	Wildlife Reserve	2
1988	Marchesato e Fiume Neto	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	100
1995	Monte Fuscaldo	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	4
1995	Fiume Lese	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	2
1995	Timpa di Cassiano- Belvedere	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
1995	Fiume Lepre	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
1995	Steccato di Cutro e Costa del Turchese	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
1995	Stagni sotto Timpone S. Francesco	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
1995	Foce Neto	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1
1995	Pescaldo	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
1995	Murgie di Strongoli	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial	Highly improved re-seeded landscapes, Arable land, Perennial crops, orchards and groves, Other urban and industrial areas, Ruderal land	40
Grassland	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland	20
Shrubland	Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis	20
Forest	Mixed woodland, Broadleaved evergreen woodland	10
Caves and Subterranean Habitats (non-aquatic)	Caves	-
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		-
Marine Intertidal		-
Marine Neritic		-
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	Inland cliffs	-
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers and streams	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	50
hunting	50
forestry	10
urban/industrial/transport	5
nature conservation and research	3

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Marchesato and River Neto (Italy). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/marchesato-and-river-neto-iba-italy on 22/11/2024.