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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-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax	LC	resident (2000)	10–13 pairs	C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1995	Riserva naturale integrale Grotta Conza	Riserva naturale regionale/provinciale (Ia)	<1

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Shrubland	90	Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis
Forest	5	Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Broadleaved evergreen woodland
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	5

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	50
not utilised	50

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mount Pecoraro and Pizzo Cirina (Italy). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mount-pecoraro-and-pizzo-cirina-iba-italy on 23/12/2024.