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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
Eurasian Thick-knee Burhinus oedicnemus	LC	breeding	1992-1997	5-10 breeding pairs	C6
Short-toed Snake-eagle Circaetus gallicus	LC	breeding	1992-1997	2-3 breeding pairs	C6

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

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1995	Complesso di Monterufoli	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	44
1995	Riserva naturale di Monterufoli - Caselli	Riserva naturale regionale/provinciale	29
1995	Macchia di Tatti - Berignone	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	21
1995	Fiume Cecina da Berignone a Ponteginori	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	21
1995	Riserva naturale Foresta di Berignone	Riserva naturale regionale/provinciale	17
1995	Berignone	Wildlife Reserve	-
1998	Fiume Cecina da Berignone a Ponteginori	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	21
1998	Complesso di Monterufoli	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	44
2005	Macchia di Tatti - Berignone	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	21

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Broadleaved evergreen woodland	60
Artificial/Terrestrial	Highly improved re-seeded landscapes	20
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers and streams, Water fringe vegetation	15
Shrubland	Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis	5
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	Inland cliffs	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
forestry	50
hunting	40
agriculture	20

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: River Cecina middle valley (Italy). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/river-cecina-middle-valley-iba-italy on 23/11/2024.