Mount Pecoraro and Pizzo Cirina (2881)
Italy, Europe
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2002
National site name: Monte Pecoraro e Pizzo Cirina
Central coordinates: Latitude: 38.1500, Longitude: 13.1167
System: terrestrial
Elevation (m): 47 to 964
Area of KBA (km2): 123.18583
Protected area coverage (%): 69.80
KBA classification: Regional
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Site description: A coastal mountain area in northern Sicily, west of the city of Palermo. The main habitats are garrigue, maquis and broadleaved evergreen woodland.
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 (50%) | not utilised (50%)
| IUCN Habitat | Coverage % | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Artificial - Terrestrial | 23 | |
| Other | 27 | |
| Forest | 12 | |
| Shrubland | 38 |