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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
Yelkouan Shearwater Puffinus yelkouan	VU	breeding (1992–2001)	500 pairs	A4ii, B1ii, B3, C3
Audouin's Gull Larus audouinii	VU	resident (1992–2001)	50 pairs	A1, C1, C6
Eleonora's Falcon Falco eleonorae	LC	breeding (1992–2001)	200 pairs	A4ii, B1iii, B2, C2, C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1991	Carloforte	Wildlife Reserve (-)	1

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	-	Arable land; Perennial crops, orchards and groves; Other urban and industrial areas; Ruderal land
Forest	-
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	-
Marine Intertidal	-
Marine Neritic	-
Shrubland	-	Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-
hunting	-
military	-
nature conservation and research	-
tourism/recreation	-
urban/industrial/transport	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: San Pietro and Sant'Antioco islands (Italy). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/san-pietro-and-santantioco-islands-iba-italy on 23/12/2024.