Orosei Gulf, Supramonte and Gennargentu (Italy) IBA | Summary

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Orosei Gulf, Supramonte and Gennargentu

Current view: summary

Country/territory: Italy

IBA criteria met: A1, A4ii, B1iii, B2, C1, C2, C6 (2002)
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Area: 97,584 hectares (975.84 km²)

Lega Italiana Protezione Uccelli

Site description (2000 baseline)
A large area of east-central Sardinia that includes coastal and mountain habitats. Vegetation is dominated by maquis along the coast (Orosei Gulf) and by broadleaved evergreen woodlands, pastures, gorges and rocky cliffs in the mountains inland (Gennargentu mountains). The main land-use is stock-rearing.

Key biodiversity
An important breeding site for raptors and for five of the 21 species of the Mediterranean biome.

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Orosei Gulf, Supramonte and Gennargentu (Italy). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/orosei-gulf-supramonte-and-gennargentu-iba-italy on 23/12/2024.