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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	10-50 breeding pairs	C6
Hazel Grouse Bonasa bonasia	LC	breeding	1991	100-500 breeding pairs	C6
Rock Ptarmigan Lagopus muta	LC	breeding	1991	100-500 breeding pairs	C6
Western Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus	LC	breeding	1991	10-50 breeding pairs	C6
Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix	LC	breeding	1991	100-500 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Boreal Owl Aegolius funereus	LC	breeding	1991	10-20 breeding pairs	C6
Bearded Vulture Gypaetus barbatus	NT	breeding	1996	3-4 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos	LC	breeding	1991	1-10 breeding pairs	B2
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus	LC	breeding	1991	1-10 breeding pairs	B2

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)
Sixt-Passy	Réserve naturelle nationale	9,200	protected area overlaps with site	9,200
Passy	Réserve naturelle nationale	2,000	protected area overlaps with site	1,717
Haut Giffre	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	12,431	protected area overlaps with site	11,055
Haut Giffre	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	18,122	protected area overlaps with site	16,542
Arvegiffre	Hunting Reserve	11,000	protected area contained by site	11,000
Aiguilles Rouges	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	9,065	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Aiguilles Rouges	Réserve naturelle nationale	3,276	protected area is adjacent to site	0

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Native coniferous woodland, Mixed woodland, Alluvial and very wet forest	-
Shrubland	Heathland	-
Grassland	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland, Alpine, subalpine and boreal grassland, Humid grasslands, Mesophile grasslands	-
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Rivers and streams, Raised bogs, Fens, transition mires and springs	-
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	Scree & boulders, Inland cliffs	-
Caves and Subterranean Habitats (non-aquatic)	Caves	-

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 (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Haut Giffre. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 08/08/2022.