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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	breeding	1995	350-550 breeding pairs	C6
Rock Ptarmigan Lagopus muta	LC	resident	1995	min 100 breeding pairs	C6
Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix	LC	resident	1995	230-410 breeding pairs	C6
Boreal Owl Aegolius funereus	LC	resident	1995	13-18 breeding pairs	C6
Eurasian Eagle-owl Bubo bubo	LC	breeding	1995	4-7 breeding pairs	C6
Short-toed Snake-eagle Circaetus gallicus	LC	breeding	1995	5-9 breeding pairs	C6
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos	LC	resident	1995	16-20 breeding pairs	C6
Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius	LC	resident	1995	min 20 breeding pairs	C6
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus	LC	resident	1995	7-10 breeding pairs	C6
Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax	LC	resident	1995	55-85 breeding pairs	C6
A4iv Species group - soaring birds/cranes	n/a	passage	1991-1994	2,900-3,200 individuals	B1iv, C5

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
1978	Parco naturale della Alta Valle Pesio e Tanaro	Parco naturale regionale/provinciale	6
1978	Alta Valle Pesio	Regional Nature Park	4
1979	Bosco e Laghi di Palanfre	Regional Nature Reserve	1
1980	Alpi Marittime	Regional Nature Park	23
1995	Alpi Marittime	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	24
1995	Parco naturale delle Alpi Marittime	Parco naturale regionale/provinciale	23
1995	Alte Valli Pesio e Tanaro	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	8
1995	Gruppo del Tenibres	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	5
1995	Gruppo del Monviso e Bosco dell'Alevè	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	4
1995	Colle e Lago della Maddalena; Val Puriac	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	2
1995	Vallone di Orgials - Colle della Lombarda	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
1995	Stura di Demonte	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
1995	Sorgenti del Maira; Bosco di Saretto, Rocca Provenzale	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1
2000	Alte Valli Pesio e Tanaro	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	8
2006	Alte Valli Stura e Maira	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	38
2006	Alpi Marittime	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	24
2006	Gruppo del Monviso e Bosco dell'Alevè	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	4
2006	Stura di Demonte	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	<1
2017	Vallone dell'Arma	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Native coniferous woodland	45
Grassland	Alpine, subalpine and boreal grassland	19
Shrubland		15
Artificial/Terrestrial		10
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)		10
Wetlands (inland)		1

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	30
agriculture	10
forestry	10
hunting	10
tourism/recreation	10
urban/industrial/transport	2

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Maritime Alps (Italy). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/maritime-alps-iba-italy on 23/11/2024.