Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2000
Populations of IBA trigger speciesSpecies | Current IUCN Red List Category | Season | Year(s) of estimate | Population estimate | IBA Criteria Triggered |
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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.
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Protected Area | Designation | Area (ha) | Relationship with IBA | Overlap with IBA (ha) |
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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) |
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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 | - |
Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
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agriculture | - |
fisheries/aquaculture | - |
hunting | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Les Couzes Nord. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 05/07/2022.