Crete Senesi (2864)
Italy, Europe
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2002
National site name: Crete Senesi
Central coordinates: Latitude: 43.2000, Longitude: 11.3667
System: terrestrial
Elevation (m): 130 to 400
Area of KBA (km2): 151.20014
Protected area coverage (%): 96.99
KBA classification: Regional
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Site description: A hilly area of Tuscany, south-east of the town of Siena. There are large tracts of cultivated land, small woodlands, gorges and highly eroded slopes. Agriculture is the main land-use.
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.
Habitats
Land use: agriculture (85%) | hunting (70%) | urban/industrial/transport (10%)
| IUCN Habitat | Coverage % | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Other | 5 | |
| Forest | 13 | |
| Grassland | 5 | |
| Artificial - Terrestrial | 75 | |
| Shrubland | 2 |
Threats
Summary of threats to biodiversity at KBA: The main threat is agricultural intensification, which destroys the eroded land-forms that are important nest-sites for breeding raptors.