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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
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)
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	-

For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-
forestry	-
hunting	-
tourism/recreation	-
urban/industrial/transport	-
water management	-

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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.