IT195
Pollino and Orsomarso


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important 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 List1 Season Year(s) Size IBA criteria
Short-toed Snake-eagle Circaetus gallicus LC breeding 2000-2001 2-4 breeding pairs C6
Red Kite Milvus milvus LC breeding 2000-2001 29-35 breeding pairs C6
Black Kite Milvus migrans LC breeding 2000-2001 10-20 breeding pairs C6
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus LC resident 2000-2001 26-35 breeding pairs C6

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2002) may differ.


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
1972 Riserva naturale Rubbio Riserva Naturale Statale <1
1987 Riserva naturale Valle del Fiume Lao Riserva Naturale Statale 3
1987 Riserva naturale Valle del Fiume Argentino Riserva Naturale Statale 2
1987 Riserva naturale Gole del Raganello Riserva Naturale Statale 1
1988 Parco nazionale del Pollino Parco Nazionale 100
1995 Valle del Fiume Argentino Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 2
1995 Lago Duglia; Casino Toscano e Piana di S.Francesco Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 1
1995 Valle del Fiume Abatemarco Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 1
1995 Monte Alpi - Malboschetto di Latronico Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 1
1995 Fagosa-Timpa dell'Orso Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 3
1995 Valle del Fiume Lao Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 1
1995 Serrapodolo Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 1
1995 Bosco Magnano Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 1
1995 Madonna del Pollino Località Vacuarro Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 1
1995 Fiume Rosa Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 1
1995 Monte La Spina; Monte Zaccana Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) <1
1995 Serra di Crispo; Grande Porta del Pollino e Pietra Castello Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) <1
1995 Fonte Cardillo Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) <1
1995 Bosco della Farneta Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) <1
1995 Bosco Vaccarizzo Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) <1
1995 Monte Sparviere Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) <1
1995 Timpa delle Murge Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) <1
1995 Serra del Prete Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) <1
1995 Cima del Monte Pollino Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) <1
1995 La Falconara Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) <1
1995 Cima del Monte Dolcedorme Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) <1
1995 Serra delle Ciavole-Serra di Crispo Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) <1
1995 Timpone della Capanna Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) <1
1995 Rupi del Monte Pollino Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) <1
1995 Cozzo del Pellegrino Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) <1
1995 Pozze di Serra Scorsillo Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) <1
1995 Gole del Raganello Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) <1
1995 Valle Piana-Valle Cupa Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) <1
1995 Pozze Boccatore/Bellizzi Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) <1
1995 Timpa di S.Lorenzo Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) <1
1995 Pinete di Montegiordano Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) <1
1995 Monte La Caccia Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) <1
1995 La Montea Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) <1
1995 Pollinello-Dolcedorme Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) <1
1995 Stagno di Timpone di Porace Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) <1
1995 La Petrosa Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) <1
1995 Timpone di Porace Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) <1
1995 Il Lago (nella Fagosa) Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) <1
1995 Piano di Marco Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) <1
1998 Pollino e Orsomarso Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) 51
1999 Massiccio del Monte Pollino e Monte Alpi Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) 48
2013 Timpa dell'Orso-Serra del Prete Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 1
2013 Bosco di Chiaromonte-Piano Iannace Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 1
2013 Piano delle Mandre Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) <1
2013 Valle Nera-Serra di Lagoforano Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) <1
2013 Pozze di Serra Scorzillo Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) <1


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Pollino and Orsomarso (Italy). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/pollino-and-orsomarso-iba-italy on 22/11/2024.