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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 Eagle-owl Bubo bubo	LC	resident (2001)	1–2 pairs	C6
Short-toed Snake-eagle Circaetus gallicus	LC	breeding (2001)	2–4 pairs	C6
Red Kite Milvus milvus	LC	resident (2001)	7–10 pairs	C6
Lanner Falcon Falco biarmicus	LC	resident (2001)	2–4 pairs	B2, C2, C6
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus	LC	resident (2001)	9–11 pairs	C6
Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax	LC	resident (2001)	22–40 pairs	C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Monte Mutria	Private Reserve (-)	2
1993	Parco regionale del Matese	Parco naturale regionale/provinciale (IV)	39
1995	Matese	Regional Park (-)	35
1996	Oasi naturale di Guardiaregia - Campochiaro	Altre Aree Naturali Protette Regionali (IV)	1
2003	Riserva naturale Torrente Callora	Riserva naturale regionale/provinciale (V)	<1

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	45	Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Native coniferous woodland; Mixed woodland; Broadleaved evergreen woodland; Treeline ecotone
Artificial/Terrestrial	15	Perennial crops, orchards and groves; Urban parks and gardens; Other urban and industrial areas; Ruderal land
Wetlands (inland)	15	Standing freshwater; Rivers and streams
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	10	Inland cliffs
Grassland	8	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland; Humid grasslands; Mesophile grasslands
Shrubland	7	Scrub; Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	63
forestry	45
agriculture	20
water management	15
urban/industrial/transport	10

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