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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
Boreal Owl Aegolius funereus	LC	resident	2001	10-14 breeding pairs	C6
Eurasian Eagle-owl Bubo bubo	LC	resident	2001	2 breeding pairs	C6
Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax	LC	resident	1990-2001	13-22 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
1980	Parco naturale Orsiera - Rocciavre'	Parco naturale regionale/provinciale	29
1980	Parco naturale del Gran Bosco di Salbertrand	Parco naturale regionale/provinciale	10
1980	Parco naturale della Val Troncea	Parco naturale regionale/provinciale	9
1980	Gran Bosco di Salbertrand	Regional Nature Park	6
1980	Orsiera-Rocciavre	Regional Nature Park	30
1980	Orrido e Stazione di Leccio di Chianocco	Regional Nature Reserve	<1
1995	Orsiera Rocciavré	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	29
1995	Gran Bosco di Salbertrand	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	10
1995	Val Troncea	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	9
1995	Cima Fournier e Lago Nero	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	2
1995	Valle della Ripa (Argentera)	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1
1995	Valle Thuras	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	3
1995	Champlas - Colle Sestriere	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	2
2000	Val Troncea	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	9
2010	Orsiera Rocciavré	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	30

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
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	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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 23/11/2024.