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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Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana | 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.
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Protected Area | Designation | Area (ha) | Relationship with IBA | Overlap with IBA (ha) |
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Montagne de l'Espinouse et du Caroux | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 3,392 | protected area overlaps with site | 3,392 |
Le Caroux-Espinouse | Réserve nationale de chasse et de faune sauvage | 1,703 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Le Caroux et l'Espinouse | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 2,316 | protected area overlaps with site | 2,321 |
Le Caroux | Hunting Reserve | 0 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
La Peyroutarié, le Fourcat d'Héric et le Mascar | Arrêté de protection de biotope | 321 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
Haut-Languedoc | Parc naturel régional | 305,719 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Grands Causses | Parc naturel régional | 327,937 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
FR245 | Biological Reserve | 0 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
Espinouse | Réserve biologique | 186 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Crêtes du Mont Marcou et des Monts de Mare | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 1,481 | protected area overlaps with site | 1,052 |
IUCN Habitat | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
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Forest | Broadleaved deciduous woodland | - |
Shrubland | Heathland, Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis | - |
Wetlands (inland) | Rivers and streams, Raised bogs, Fens, transition mires and springs | - |
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) | Scree & boulders, Inland cliffs | - |
Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
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agriculture | - |
forestry | - |
hunting | - |
tourism/recreation | - |
urban/industrial/transport | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Montagnes de Marcou, de l'Espinouse et du Caroux. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 13/08/2022.