Site description (baseline)
An area of garrigue with vineyards, Pinus woodlands, rivers, cliffs and rocky slopes.
Key biodiversity
The site is a migratory bottleneck, where 3,000 or more raptors regularly pass (including Pernis apivorus 2,000; Milvus migrans 1,000).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Hautes garrigues du Montpellierais. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/2296 on 29/05/2023.