The site was identified as important in 2000 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.
Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species'):Species | Current IUCN Red List Category | Season | Year(s) | Population estimate at site | IBA criteria met |
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Rock Partridge Alectoris graeca | NT | breeding | 1991 | 500-600 breeding pairs | B2, C6 |
Hazel Grouse Tetrastes bonasia | LC | breeding | 1991 | 100-200 breeding pairs | C6 |
Rock Ptarmigan Lagopus muta | LC | breeding | 1991 | 500-1,000 breeding pairs | C6 |
Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix | LC | breeding | 1991 | 120-150 breeding pairs | C6 |
European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus | LC | breeding | 1991 | 5-50 breeding pairs | C6 |
Eurasian Pygmy-owl Glaucidium passerinum | LC | breeding | 1991 | 1-10 breeding pairs | C6 |
Boreal Owl Aegolius funereus | LC | breeding | 1991 | 10-100 breeding pairs | C6 |
Eurasian Eagle-owl Bubo bubo | LC | breeding | 1991 | 5-10 breeding pairs | C6 |
Bearded Vulture Gypaetus barbatus | NT | breeding | 1996 | 3 breeding pairs | B2, C6 |
Short-toed Snake-eagle Circaetus gallicus | LC | breeding | 1991 | 1-10 breeding pairs | C6 |
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos | LC | breeding | 1991 | 17 breeding pairs | B2, C6 |
Three-toed Woodpecker Picoides tridactylus | LC | breeding | 1991 | 1-10 breeding pairs | C6 |
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus | LC | breeding | 1991 | 3-10 breeding pairs | B2, C6 |
Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax | LC | breeding | 1991 | 100-500 breeding pairs | B2, C2, C6 |
Wallcreeper Tichodroma muraria | LC | breeding | 1991 | 250-750 breeding pairs | A3 |
Rufous-tailed Rock-thrush Monticola saxatilis | LC | breeding | 1991 | 500-1,000 breeding pairs | B2 |
White-winged Snowfinch Montifringilla nivalis | LC | breeding | 1991 | 500-1,000 breeding pairs | A3 |
The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2000).
Protected area (PA) | PA designation | PA area (ha) | Relationship of PA with IBA | Overlap of PA with IBA (ha) |
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Vanoise [aire d'adhésion] | Parc national, aire d'adhésion | 20,768 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Vanoise | Parc national, zone cœur | 52,839 | protected area overlaps with site | 53,000 |
Sassieres | Nature Reserve | 2,230 | protected area contained by site | 2,230 |
Réseau de vallons d'altitude à Caricion | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 9,516 | protected area overlaps with site | 2,389 |
Plan de Tueda | Réserve naturelle nationale | 1,113 | protected area contained by site | 1,112 |
Montcenis et vallon de Savine | Arrêté de protection de biotope | 5,755 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
Massif de la Vanoise | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 54,030 | protected area overlaps with site | 18,838 |
Marais du plan des mains | Arrêté de protection de biotope | 11 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
Le Petit Mont Blanc | Réserve biologique | 396 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
La Vanoise | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 53,618 | protected area overlaps with site | 18,293 |
La Dent du Villard | Réserve biologique | 309 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
La Bailletaz | Réserve naturelle nationale | 495 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
La Bailletaz | Nature Reserve | 495 | protected area contained by site | 495 |
Hauts de Villaroger | Réserve naturelle nationale | 1,115 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Grande Sassière | Réserve naturelle nationale | 2,230 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Formations forestières et herbacées des Alpes internes | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 1,560 | protected area overlaps with site | 1,562 |
Col de l'Iseran | Arrêté de protection de biotope | 250 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Adrets de Tarentaise | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 983 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Habitat (IUCN level 1) | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
---|---|---|
Forest | Native coniferous woodland | - |
Grassland | Steppes and dry calcareous grassland, Dry siliceous grassland, Alpine, subalpine and boreal grassland | - |
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) | Scree & boulders, Inland cliffs | - |
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 Area factsheet: Parc National de la Vanoise. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/parc-national-de-la-vanoise-iba-france on 28/09/2023.