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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 Kite Milvus milvus	LC	resident (1994–1995)	2–3 pairs	C6
Middle Spotted Woodpecker Leiopicus medius	LC	resident (2000–2001)	5–10 pairs	C6
Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax	LC	resident (2000–2001)	5–7 pairs	C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1985	Oasi naturale del Monte Polveracchio	Altre Aree Naturali Protette Regionali (IV)	<1
1993	Parco regionale Monti Picentini	Parco naturale regionale/provinciale (V)	75
1993	Monti Picentini	Regional Nature Park (-)	100

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	65	Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Broadleaved evergreen woodland
Artificial/Terrestrial	20	Perennial crops, orchards and groves; Ruderal land
Grassland	5	Mesophile grasslands
Shrubland	5	Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis
Wetlands (inland)	5	Rivers and streams

Land use	% of IBA
forestry	30
agriculture	15
tourism/recreation	5
water management	5

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Picentini mountains (Italy). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/picentini-mountains-iba-italy on 23/12/2024.