L'avifauna del sic 'poggi di Prata' (grosseto, italia centrale): analisi faunistica, quantitativa e considerazioni sulla gestione ambientale del sito.

According to a two-years survey (January 2011-December 2012), the avifauna of this Site of Communitarian Importance "Poggi di Prata" (Southern Tuscany, Central Italy) includes 99 bird species (14 orders and 37 families). Among those, 53 are surely breeding and just one (Coturnix japonica) allochthonous: an individual of Netta rufina may derive from an accidental release. Although the most common species are also the most synanthropic (Columba livia forma domestica, Corvus cornix, Passer italiae, Apus apus, Streptopelia decaocto), this survey has shown that this site, characterized by a low urbanization level, is suitable for many bird species, 30 of which are of high conservation concern.