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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
Rock Partridge Alectoris graeca	NT	breeding	1991	500-600 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Hazel Grouse Bonasa 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
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos	LC	breeding	1991	17 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Short-toed Snake-eagle Circaetus gallicus	LC	breeding	1991	1-10 breeding pairs	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

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)
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

IUCN Habitat	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	-

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 (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Parc National de la Vanoise. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 10/08/2022.