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The site was identified as important in 2015 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
European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus	LC	breeding	1995	50 breeding pairs	C6
Scopoli's Shearwater Calonectris diomedea	LC	breeding	2014	250-500 breeding pairs	B2, C6
European Shag Gulosus aristotelis	LC	resident	2000	20-30 breeding pairs	C6
Audouin's Gull Larus audouinii	VU	resident	2000	210 breeding pairs	A1, A4i, B1i, B2, C1, C2, C6
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus	LC	resident	2000	22-27 breeding pairs	C6
Moltoni's Warbler Curruca subalpina	LC	breeding	1994	800 breeding pairs	A3
Marmora's Warbler Curruca sarda	LC	resident	1995	80-150 breeding pairs	A3, C6
Dartford Warbler Curruca undata	NT	resident	1995	500 breeding pairs	C6
Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe hispanica	LC	breeding	1995	10-30 breeding pairs	A3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2015) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1971	Riserva naturale Isola di Montecristo	Riserva Naturale Statale	<1
1988	Monte Capanne e promontorio dell'Enfola	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	1
1988	Isole di Cerboli e Palmaiola	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	<1
1989	Parco nazionale dell' Arcipelago Toscano	Parco Nazionale	6
1995	Isola di Capraia - area terrestre e marina	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
1995	Monte Capanne e promontorio dell'Enfola	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1
1995	Isola di Pianosa - area terrestre e marina	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
1995	Isola di Montecristo e Formica di Montecristo - area terrestre e marina	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
1995	Elba orientale	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	1
1995	Isola di Giannutri - area terrestre e marina	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
1995	Isola del Giglio	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
1995	Isola di Gorgona - area terrestre e marina	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
1995	Isole di Cerboli e Palmaiola	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
1995	Formiche di Grosseto	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
1998	Formiche di Grosseto	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	<1
1999	Santuario per i Mammiferi Marini	Area Naturale Marina di interesse internazionale	90
2001	Pelagos Sanctuary for the Conservation of Marine Mammals in the Mediterranean	Specially Protected Area of Marine Importance (Barcelona Convention)	-
2003	Isola del Giglio	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	<1
2004	Isola di Capraia - area terrestre e marina	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	1
2011	Isola di Pianosa - area terrestre e marina	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	1
2011	Isola di Montecristo e Formica di Montecristo - area terrestre e marina	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	1
2011	Isola di Giannutri - area terrestre e marina	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	<1
2011	Isola di Gorgona - area terrestre e marina	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	<1
2011	Scoglietto di Portoferraio	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Shrubland	Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis	45
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Other urban and industrial areas	27
Forest	Native coniferous woodland	15
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		8
Grassland		5

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	100
agriculture	15
tourism/recreation	5
fisheries/aquaculture	5

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Tuscan Archipelago (Italy). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/tuscan-archipelago-iba-italy on 22/11/2024.