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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
Hazel Grouse Tetrastes bonasia	LC	resident	1992-2000	25-50 breeding pairs	C6
European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus	LC	breeding	1992-2000	150-200 breeding pairs	C6
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	breeding	1995-2001	29 breeding pairs	A1, C1, C6
Eurasian Pygmy-owl Glaucidium passerinum	LC	resident	2001	10-20 breeding pairs	C6
Eurasian Eagle-owl Bubo bubo	LC	resident	2001	5-7 breeding pairs	C6
European Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus	LC	breeding	1992-2000	20-25 breeding pairs	C6
Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius	LC	resident	2001	20-30 breeding pairs	C6
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus	LC	resident	2001	6-10 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
1996	Massiccio del Grappa	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	67
1996	Fiume Brenta dal confine trentino a Cismon del Grappa	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	2
2003	Massiccio del Grappa	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	67

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest		45
Grassland		30
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)		10
Artificial/Terrestrial		5
Shrubland		5
Wetlands (inland)		5

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	80
tourism/recreation	10
urban/industrial/transport	10
agriculture	5
forestry	5

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mount Grappa (Italy). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mount-grappa-iba-italy on 23/11/2024.