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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
Red Kite Milvus milvus	LC	resident (1999–2000)	3–5 pairs	C6
Middle Spotted Woodpecker Leiopicus medius	LC	resident (1999–2000)	10 pairs	C6
Lanner Falcon Falco biarmicus	LC	resident (1999–2000)	2 pairs	B2, C2, C6
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus	LC	resident (1999–2000)	5–7 pairs	C6
Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax	LC	resident (1999–2000)	25–30 pairs	C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1991	Parco nazionale del Cilento e Vallo di Diano	Parco Nazionale (II)	100
1997	Cilento and Val de Diano	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve (UA)	98

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	35	Highly improved re-seeded landscapes; Arable land; Perennial crops, orchards and groves; Forestry plantations; Ruderal land
Forest	25	Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Native coniferous woodland; Mixed woodland; Treeline ecotone
Shrubland	25	Scrub; Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis
Grassland	5	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	5	Inland cliffs
Wetlands (inland)	5	Rivers and streams

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	50
forestry	30
agriculture	15
urban/industrial/transport	5

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