Data Zone
Country/territory: Italy
IBA criteria met: C6 (2002)
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Area: 153,175 hectares (1,531.75 km2)
Site description (2000 baseline)
A large area of the central-southern Alps, with all the typical mountain habitats, and where coniferous woodlands, alpine grasslands and rocky areas predominate. The main land-use is nature conservation (National Park). The main human activities are tourism, nature conservation, forestry and cattle-rearing.
Key biodiversity
The area is important for gamebirds, raptors and five out of the 10 species of the Eurasian high-montane biome.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Stelvio National Park (Italy). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/stelvio-national-park-iba-italy on 23/12/2024.