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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
European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus	LC	breeding	1992	50-100 breeding pairs	C6
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	breeding	1992	2-3 breeding pairs	C6
Eurasian Eagle-owl Bubo bubo	LC	breeding	1992	15-20 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus	LC	breeding	1992	5-10 breeding pairs	C6
Short-toed Snake-eagle Circaetus gallicus	LC	breeding	1992	3-4 breeding pairs	C6
Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana	LC	breeding	1992	5-10 breeding pairs	C6

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.

For more information about the IBA assessment process and criteria please click here

Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Volcans d'Auvergne	Parc naturel régional	388,953	protected area overlaps with site	0
Vallées et côteaux xérothermiques des Couzes et Limagnes	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	2,311	protected area overlaps with site	1,046
Sources du bord de la Couze Pavin	Terrain acquis par un conservatoire d'espaces naturels	2	protected area contained by site	0
Sources de la Tête de Lion	Terrain acquis par un conservatoire d'espaces naturels	1	protected area contained by site	0
Sources de Chaumont Sud et environs	Terrain acquis par un conservatoire d'espaces naturels	3	protected area contained by site	0
Source de Lagouzoux	Terrain acquis par un conservatoire d'espaces naturels	1	protected area contained by site	0
Pays des Couzes	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	51,756	protected area contains site	19,500
Marais salé de St Nectaire	Arrêté de protection de biotope	3	protected area contained by site	0
Gîtes à chauve-souris du pays des Couzes	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1,231	protected area overlaps with site	752

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Mixed woodland	-
Grassland	Dry siliceous grassland	-
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	Scree & boulders, Inland cliffs	-
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Perennial crops, orchards and groves	-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-
hunting	-

For further information about the land use classification please click here.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Les Couzes Nord. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 21/01/2022.