Current view: Text account
Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
A very large area of steppe in southern Italy, including the village of Altamura, with areas of maquis and agricultural land.
An important area for breeding raptors (especially
Falco naumanni) and for larks and other steppic species, as well as for five of the 21 species of the Mediterranean biome. Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria:
Tetrax tetrax (rare resident).
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
Part of the site has been proposed as a National Park. There are censuses and ongoing research on breeding
Falco naumanni; research on raptors by LIPU was funded by the LIFE programme of the EU.
National None
International UnknownOverlaps with SPA.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Murge (Italy). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/murge-iba-italy on 23/12/2024.
