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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
Rock Partridge Alectoris graeca	NT	resident (1995–1998)	343 birds	C6
Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix	LC	resident (1995–1998)	798 birds	C6
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	breeding (2000)	11 pairs	A1, C1, C6
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos	LC	resident (1990)	13 pairs	C6
Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius	LC	resident (1995)	present	C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1985	Riserva naturale Boschi del Giovetto di Palline	Riserva naturale regionale/provinciale (IV)	<1
1989	Orobie Bergamasche	Regional Nature Park (-)	59
1989	Orobie Valtellinesi	Regional Nature Park (-)	41

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	50	Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Native coniferous woodland; Mixed woodland; Treeline ecotone
Grassland	20	Alpine, subalpine and boreal grassland
Shrubland	15
Artificial/Terrestrial	5	Arable land; Forestry plantations
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	5	Inland cliffs
Wetlands (inland)	5	Rivers and streams

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	100
forestry	20
tourism/recreation	10
agriculture	5

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Orobie Alps and pre-Alps (Italy). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/orobie-alps-and-pre-alps-iba-italy on 23/12/2024.