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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
Grey Partridge Perdix perdix	LC	breeding	1991	100-500 breeding pairs	C6
Western Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus	LC	breeding	1991	10-100 breeding pairs	C6
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus	LC	breeding	1991	1-10 breeding pairs	B2
Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax	LC	breeding	1991	10-100 breeding pairs	C6

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)
Pyrénées catalanes	Parc naturel régional	139,062	protected area overlaps with site	0
Pinata	Réserve biologique	295	protected area contained by site	0
Pays de Sault	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	71,499	protected area overlaps with site	4,400
Olettes	Hunting Reserve	1,000	protected area contained by site	1,000
Odeillo-Sansa-Real	Hunting Reserve	605	protected area contained by site	605
Nohèdes	Réserve naturelle nationale	2,137	protected area contained by site	2,137
Nohedes	Hunting Reserve	320	protected area contained by site	320
Mosset	Hunting Reserve	400	protected area contained by site	400
Massif du Madres-Coronat	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	21,396	protected area overlaps with site	14,871
Massif de Madres-Coronat	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	21,363	protected area overlaps with site	14,863
Jujols	Réserve naturelle nationale	472	protected area overlaps with site	472
Haute Vallée de l'Aude et Bassin de l'Aiguette	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	17,055	protected area overlaps with site	4,410
Conat	Réserve naturelle nationale	549	protected area overlaps with site	549
Carcanet	Réserve biologique	432	protected area contained by site	0

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Native coniferous woodland, Mixed woodland	-
Grassland	Dry siliceous grassland, Alpine, subalpine and boreal grassland	-
Wetlands (inland)	Raised bogs, Fens, transition mires and springs	-
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	Scree & boulders, Inland cliffs	-

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	-

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Massif du Madres et Mont Coronat. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 24/03/2023.