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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	breeding	2001	200-300 individuals	C6
Hazel Grouse Tetrastes bonasia	LC	resident	2001	200-300 individuals	C6
Rock Ptarmigan Lagopus muta	LC	resident	2001	700-800 breeding pairs	C6
Western Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus	LC	resident	2001	100-200 individuals	C6
Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix	LC	resident	2001	300-600 individuals	C6
Eurasian Pygmy-owl Glaucidium passerinum	LC	resident	2001	30-60 breeding pairs	C6
Boreal Owl Aegolius funereus	LC	resident	2001	30-60 breeding pairs	C6
Eurasian Eagle-owl Bubo bubo	LC	resident	2001	6-9 breeding pairs	C6
European Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus	LC	breeding	2001	10-15 breeding pairs	C6
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos	LC	resident	2001	26-28 breeding pairs	C6
Grey-faced Woodpecker Picus canus	LC	resident	2001	130-160 breeding pairs	C6
Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius	LC	resident	2001	50-100 breeding pairs	C6
Three-toed Woodpecker Picoides tridactylus	LC	resident	2001	30 breeding pairs	C6
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus	LC	resident	2001	5 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
1935	Parco nazionale dello Stelvio	Parco Nazionale	88
1983	Biotopo Ontaneto di Cengles	Riserva naturale regionale/provinciale	<1
1983	Biotopo Ontaneto di Oris	Riserva naturale regionale/provinciale	<1
1988	Biotopo Ontaneto di Sluderno	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	<1
1995	Ultimo - Solda nel Parco Nazionale dello Stelvio	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	18
1995	Valle e Ghiacciaio dei Forni - Val Cedec - Gran Zebrù - Cevedale	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	4
1995	Alta Val La Mare	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	4
1995	Alta Val del Monte	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	3
1995	Alta Val di Rabbi	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	3
1995	Ortles - Monte Madaccio nel Parco Nazionale dello Stelvio	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	3
1995	Val Zebrù - Gran Zebrù - Monte Confinale	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	2
1995	Valle del Braulio - Cresta di Reit	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	2
1995	Alpe di Cavallaccio nel Parco Nazionale dello Stelvio	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	2
1995	Valle di Fraele	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1
1995	Cime di Plator e Monte delle Scale	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1
1995	Motto di Livigno - Val Saliente	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
1995	Biotopo Ontaneto di Sluderno	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
1995	Biotopo Ontaneto di Oris	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
1995	Val Viera e Cime di Fopel	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
1995	Biotopo Ontaneto di Cengles	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
1995	Valle Alpisella	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1
1998	Stelvio	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	11
2000	Ultimo - Solda nel Parco Nazionale dello Stelvio	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	18
2000	Ortles - Monte Madaccio nel Parco Nazionale dello Stelvio	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	3
2000	Alpe di Cavallaccio nel Parco Nazionale dello Stelvio	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	2
2000	Biotopo Ontaneto di Sluderno	Riserva naturale regionale/provinciale	<1
2002	Prati Aridi Rocciosi di Sant`Ottilia	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2002	Prati Aridi Rocciosi di Agumes	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2007	Parco Nazionale dello Stelvio	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	39
2017	Schgumser Möser	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	Inland cliffs	35
Grassland	Alpine, subalpine and boreal grassland	30
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Native coniferous woodland, Mixed woodland	20
Shrubland	Scrub	10
Artificial/Terrestrial	Highly improved re-seeded landscapes, Forestry plantations	5
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers and streams, Fens, transition mires and springs	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	100
tourism/recreation	50
agriculture	20
forestry	20
water management	5

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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 23/11/2024.