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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
Boreal Owl Aegolius funereus	LC	resident (2001)	10–14 pairs	C6
Eurasian Eagle-owl Bubo bubo	LC	resident (2001)	2 pairs	C6
Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax	LC	resident (1990–2001)	13–22 pairs	C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1980	Parco naturale Orsiera - Rocciavre'	Parco naturale regionale/provinciale (V)	29
1980	Parco naturale del Gran Bosco di Salbertrand	Parco naturale regionale/provinciale (IV)	10
1980	Parco naturale della Val Troncea	Parco naturale regionale/provinciale (V)	9
1980	Orrido e Stazione di Leccio di Chianocco	Regional Nature Reserve (-)	<1
1980	Orsiera-Rocciavre	Regional Nature Park (-)	30
1980	Gran Bosco di Salbertrand	Regional Nature Park (-)	6

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	-
Forest	-	Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Native coniferous woodland; Treeline ecotone
Grassland	-	Alpine, subalpine and boreal grassland
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	-	Inland cliffs
Wetlands (inland)	-	Rivers and streams

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
forestry	-
nature conservation and research	-
tourism/recreation	-
urban/industrial/transport	-
not utilised	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Susa and Chisone valleys (Italy). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/susa-and-chisone-valleys-iba-italy on 23/12/2024.