Country/territory: Switzerland
IBA Criteria met: A3, B2, B3 (2000)
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Area: 15,872 ha
Most recent IBA monitoring assessment | |||
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Year of assessment | Threat score (pressure) | Condition score (state) | Action score (response) |
2009 | low | not assessed | low |
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Site summary
A mountainous area with alpine meadows dominant at higher elevations and natural coniferous forest, interspersed with bogs and pastures at lower altitudes.
An important site for species associated with subalpine forest.
The main threat is from recreational activities.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Augstmatthorn. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 30/01/2023.