Data Zone
Country/territory: Italy
IBA criteria met: B2, C2, C6 (2002)
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Area: 82,986 ha
Site description (2000 baseline)
A mountain area in the central Apennines, with large tracts of broadleaved woodland and especially extensive alpine grasslands. Main land-uses are nature conservation, tourism and forestry.
Key biodiversity
A breeding site for four of the ten species of the Eurasian high-montane biome, as well as raptors and owls.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Sibillini mountains (Italy). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/sibillini-mountains-iba-italy on 22/11/2024.