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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
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus	EN	breeding (1990–2001)	6–8 pairs	C6
Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata	LC	resident (1990–2001)	2–3 pairs	C6
Red Kite Milvus milvus	LC	resident (1990–2001)	4–8 pairs	C6
Red Kite Milvus milvus	LC	winter (1990–2001)	23–45 birds	C6
Black Kite Milvus migrans	LC	breeding (1990–2001)	7–13 pairs	C6
European Roller Coracias garrulus	LC	breeding (2001)	5–10 pairs	C6
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni	LC	breeding (1990–2001)	53–93 pairs	C6
Lanner Falcon Falco biarmicus	LC	resident (1990–2001)	16–26 pairs	B2, C6
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus	LC	resident (1990–2001)	11–40 pairs	C6
Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax	LC	resident (1990–2001)	38–63 pairs	C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1997	Riserva naturale orientata Monti di Palazzo Adriano e Valle del Sosio	Riserva naturale regionale/provinciale (IV)	7
1997	Riserva naturale orientata Monte Genuardo e Santa Maria del Bosco	Riserva naturale regionale/provinciale (IV)	3
1997	Riserva naturale orientata Monte Carcaci	Riserva naturale regionale/provinciale (IV)	2
2000	Riserva naturale orientata Bosco della Ficuzza, Rocca Busambra, Bosco del Cappelliere e Gorgo d	Riserva naturale regionale/provinciale (IV)	8

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Sicani mountains, Rocca Busambra and Ficuzza forest (Italy). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/sicani-mountains-rocca-busambra-and-ficuzza-forest-iba-italy on 22/12/2024.