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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2000

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population estimate	IBA Criteria Triggered
European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus	LC	breeding	1991	10-100 breeding pairs	C6
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	passage	1991	1,000-10,000 individuals	B1i, C2
Short-toed Snake-eagle Circaetus gallicus	LC	breeding	1991	3-10 breeding pairs	C6
Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus	LC	breeding	1991	5-10 breeding pairs	C6
Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus	LC	breeding	1991	1-10 breeding pairs	C6
Red Kite Milvus milvus	LC	breeding	1991	1-10 breeding pairs	C6
Milvus migrans	NR	breeding	1991	1-10 breeding pairs	C6
Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius	LC	breeding	1991	10-100 breeding pairs	C6
Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio	LC	breeding	1991	100-500 breeding pairs	C6
Woodlark Lullula arborea	LC	breeding	1991	100-500 breeding pairs	B2, C6
A4iv Species group - soaring birds/cranes	n/a	passage	1991	1,000-10,000 individuals	B1iv, C5

Note: This table presents the IBA criteria triggered and the species that triggered then at the time of assessment, the current IUCN Red List category may vary from that which was in place at that time.

For more information about the IBA assessment process and criteria please click here

Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Vallée du Taurion et affluents	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	5,000	protected area overlaps with site	1,722
Vallée de la Gioune	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	975	protected area contained by site	975
Tourbières et fonds tourbeux de Bonnefond Péret Bel Air	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	732	protected area overlaps with site	0
Tourbière et lande des Recours	Terrain acquis par un conservatoire d'espaces naturels	6	protected area contained by site	0
Tourbière du Ruisseau de la Grande Ribière	Terrain acquis par un conservatoire d'espaces naturels	8	protected area contained by site	0
Tourbière du Longeyroux	Arrêté de protection de biotope	255	protected area contained by site	0
Tourbière de Négarioux Malsagne	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	201	protected area contained by site	199
SOUMEIX	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral	54	protected area contained by site	0
Rochers de Clamouzat	Terrain acquis par un conservatoire d'espaces naturels	21	protected area contained by site	0
RIVES SUD DU LAC DE VASSIVIERE	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral	84	protected area overlaps with site	0
Puy Mouret	Terrain acquis par un conservatoire d'espaces naturels	3	protected area contained by site	0
Plateau de Millevaches	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	65,974	protected area contains site	64,900
Millevaches en Limousin	Parc naturel régional	317,604	protected area contains site	0
Mégaphorbiaie et hêtraie de Lissac	Terrain acquis par un conservatoire d'espaces naturels	5	protected area contained by site	0
MASGRANGEAS	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral	12	protected area contained by site	0
LE CHAMBOU	Land acquired by Conservatoire du Littoral (national seaside and lakeside conservancy)	16	protected area overlaps with site	0
Landes sèches de A la Vue	Terrain acquis par un conservatoire d'espaces naturels	4	protected area contained by site	0
Landes et zones humides de la Haute Vézère	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	7,707	protected area overlaps with site	7,707
Landes et zones humides autour du lac de Vassivière	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	798	protected area overlaps with site	609
Landes et tourbières des sources de Haute Faye	Terrain acquis par un conservatoire d'espaces naturels	7	protected area contained by site	0
Landes et tourbière du ruisseau de Berbeyrolle	Terrain acquis par un conservatoire d'espaces naturels	1	protected area contained by site	0
Haute-vallée de la Vienne	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1,318	protected area overlaps with site	917
Haute Vallée de la Vézère	Regional Nature Reserve	196	protected area contained by site	0
Forêt de la Cubesse	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	150	protected area contained by site	150
Etang des Oussines	Arrêté de protection de biotope	61	protected area contained by site	0
CHASSAGNAS	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral	216	protected area contained by site	0

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Native coniferous woodland, Mixed woodland, Alluvial and very wet forest	-
Shrubland	Heathland	-
Grassland	Dry siliceous grassland, Humid grasslands	-
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Standing brackish and salt water, Rivers and streams, Raised bogs	-
Artificial/Terrestrial	Perennial crops, orchards and groves	-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-
forestry	-
hunting	-
tourism/recreation	-
urban/industrial/transport	-
water management	-

For further information about the land use classification please click here.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Plateaux de Millevaches et de Gentioux. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 29/01/2023.