Miglionico

History

Despite the legend assigning its foundation to the famous Greek wrestler Milo of Croton (whence the name), Miglionico was most likely founded by the Oenotrians, a local Italic tribe. After the Greek colonization, it was held by the Lucani, followed by the Samnites until 458 BC, when it was conquered by the Romans. In the Middle Ages the story of Miglionico was strongly connected to that of its large castle, which was held by the Hauteville Normans and then by the Sanseverino. After the latter where slaughtered by order of Frederick II (1245), Miglionico was assigned to his son Manfred. After the latter's fall, however, the Sanseverino were re-instated, holding the town until the abolition of feudalism.

Most-observed species

• Italian Sparrow

  Passer italiae (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves
  257
• Lesser Kestrel

  Falco naumanni J.G.Fleischer, 1818 · Aves
  228
• Western Jackdaw

  Coloeus monedula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  214
• Common Buzzard

  Buteo buteo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  193
• Red Kite

  Milvus milvus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  192
• Eurasian Magpie

  Pica pica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  177
• European Robin

  Erithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  172
• Rock Pigeon

  Columba livia J.F.Gmelin, 1789 · Aves
  171

Most recent

• M 4.2 — 2026-03-06
  26 km ESE of Marina, Italy
• M 4.3 — 2025-03-18
  3 km NE of Potenza, Italy
• M 4.1 — 2024-02-10
  1 km SSE of Bella, Italy
• M 4.1 — 2024-01-28
  4 km NNE of San Gregorio Magno, Italy
• M 2.7 — 2020-01-08
  1 km NW of Andria, Italy
• M 4.1 — 2018-03-23
  11 km NNE of Ostuni, Italy