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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 (2000–2001)	2–5 pairs	C6
Black Kite Milvus migrans	LC	breeding (2001)	15–25 pairs	C6
European Roller Coracias garrulus	LC	breeding (2001)	2–3 pairs	C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Lago di Guardialfiera	Wildlife Reserve (-)	4
1993	Oasi di Bosco Casale (Casacalenda)	Altre Aree Naturali Protette Regionali (IV)	<1
1993	Casacalenda	Wildlife Reserve (-)	<1

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	60
Forest	25	Broadleaved deciduous woodland
Wetlands (inland)	10	Standing freshwater; Rivers and streams; Water fringe vegetation
Shrubland	5	Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	50
hunting	30
forestry	20
nature conservation and research	6
water management	5

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: River Biferno (Italy). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/river-biferno-iba-italy on 22/12/2024.