Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2000
Populations of IBA trigger speciesSpecies | Current IUCN Red List Category | Season | Year(s) of estimate | Population estimate | IBA Criteria Triggered |
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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.
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Protected Area | Designation | Area (ha) | Relationship with IBA | Overlap with IBA (ha) |
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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) |
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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 | - |
Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
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agriculture | - |
fisheries/aquaculture | - |
forestry | - |
hunting | - |
tourism/recreation | - |
urban/industrial/transport | - |
water management | - |
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.