Data Zone
Country/territory: France
IBA Criteria met: B2, C6 (2000)
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Area: 20,850 ha
Site description
A mountainous area with lakes, broadleaved and coniferous forests, pasture and alpine meadows, moorlands and peatbogs, screes, cliffs, glaciers and permanent lying snow.
Key biodiversity
An important area for breeding gamebirds and other mountain and forest species.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Haut Giffre. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 29/01/2023.
