Picentini mountains (2791)
Italy, Europe
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2002
National site name: Monti Picentini
Central coordinates: Latitude: 40.5000, Longitude: 15.0000
System: terrestrial
Elevation (m): 280 to 1809
Area of KBA (km2): 540.43296
Protected area coverage (%): 85.60
KBA classification: Regional
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Site description: A mountain area in southern Italy, north-east of the town of Salerno. There are extensive broadleaved woodlands (especially beech Fagus), as well as streams, rivers, grasslands, cultivated areas, and rocky areas of karst. The main land-uses are forestry, cultivation and stock-farming. This IBA includes `Monte Terminio and Monte Polveracchio', which was listed as a separate IBA (former site IT087) in the previous pan-European IBA inventory (Grimmett and Jones 1989).
Rationale for qualifying as KBA: This site qualifies as a Key Biodiversity Area of international significance that was identified using previously established criteria and thresholds for the identification of Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBAs) and for which available data indicate that it does not meet global KBA criteria and thresholds set out in the Global Standard.
Additional biodiversity: The site is notable for breeding birds of prey and woodpeckers.
Habitats
Land use: agriculture (15%) | forestry (30%) | tourism/recreation (5%) | water management (5%)
| IUCN Habitat | Coverage % | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Other | 7 | |
| Forest | 82 | |
| Shrubland | 2 | |
| Artificial - Terrestrial | 9 |
Threats
Summary of threats to biodiversity at KBA: The site is threatened especially by deforestation and by the building of new roads. Restocking of Alectoris graeca occurs.