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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
Rock Partridge Alectoris graeca	NT	resident	1995-2000	200 breeding pairs	C6
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos	LC	resident	1997-1999	4 breeding pairs	C6
Lanner Falcon Falco biarmicus	LC	resident	1996	2-3 breeding pairs	B2, C2, C6
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus	LC	resident	1997	7-10 breeding pairs	C6
Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax	LC	resident	1997	105-153 breeding pairs	C6
Woodlark Lullula arborea	LC	resident	1990-2001	200 breeding pairs	C6
Collared Flycatcher Ficedula albicollis	LC	breeding	1997	100 breeding pairs	C6
Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana	LC	breeding	2001	40-80 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
1987	Riserva naturale Monte Velino	Riserva Naturale Statale	5
1989	Parco regionale naturale del Sirente - Velino	Parco naturale regionale/provinciale	73
1989	Sirente Velino	Regional Nature Park	67
1990	Riserva naturale delle Montagne della Duchessa	Riserva naturale regionale/provinciale	4
1990	Montagne della Duchessa	Regional Nature Reserve	5
1995	Serra e Gole di Celano - Val d'Arano	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	3
1995	Gole di San Venanzio	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	2
1995	Monti della Duchessa (area sommitale)	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	2
1995	Colle del Rascito	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1
1995	Monte Duchessa - Vallone Cieco e Bosco Cartore	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1
1998	Riserva naturale guidata Gole di S. Venanzio	Riserva naturale regionale/provinciale	1
1999	Sirente Velino	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	79
1999	Riserva naturale Montagne della Duchessa	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	4
2003	Monte Sirente e Monte Velino	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	31

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland	40
Grassland	Alpine, subalpine and boreal grassland	25
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	Scree & boulders, Inland cliffs	15
Artificial/Terrestrial		10
Shrubland		10

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
tourism/recreation	100
nature conservation and research	95
agriculture	35
forestry	7
hunting	4

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Sirente, Velino and Duchessa mountains (Italy). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/sirente-velino-and-duchessa-mountains-iba-italy on 23/11/2024.