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Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
A mountain area in north-east Sicily, west of the town of Messina, dominated by maquis, garrigue, broadleaved evergreen woodlands and agricultural land. The main land-uses are cultivation and stock-rearing.
A very important `bottleneck' site for migrating raptors, where more than 20,000 pass regularly in spring, especially
Pernis apivorus (mean minimum of 6,032 pass per spring).
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
The main threats are fires and illegal hunting. In the past there was intense hunting of migrating raptors, which has now largely decreased. A major threat is the building of forestry roads. There are anti-poaching activities.
National None
International UnknownOverlaps with SPA.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Peloritani mountains (Italy). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/peloritani-mountains-iba-italy on 23/12/2024.
