BirdLife Data Zone

FR093

Massif des Vosges: Hautes Vosges

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IBA Criteria

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
Hazel Grouse Tetrastes bonasia	LC	breeding	1991	50-250 breeding pairs	C6
Western Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus	LC	breeding	1991	80-100 breeding pairs	C6
Boreal Owl Aegolius funereus	LC	breeding	1991	10-100 breeding pairs	C6
European Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus	LC	breeding	1991	10-100 breeding pairs	B3, C6
Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius	LC	breeding	1991	50-250 breeding pairs	C6
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus	LC	breeding	1991	10-12 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio	LC	breeding	1991	100-500 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

IBA Protection

Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Wormspel	Terrain acquis par un conservatoire d'espaces naturels	3	protected area contained by site	0
Weid	Terrain acquis par un conservatoire d'espaces naturels	0	protected area contained by site	0
Vosges du sud	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	5,106	protected area contained by site	5,106
Vallée de la Meurthe du Collet de la Schlucht au Rudlin	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	119	protected area contained by site	119
Tourbière du See d'Urbes	Arrêté de protection de biotope	73	protected area contained by site	0
Tourbière du grand Etang	Terrain acquis par un conservatoire d'espaces naturels	10	protected area contained by site	0
Tourbière du Col du Surceneux	Réserve biologique	6	protected area contained by site	0
Tourbière de Machais et cirque de Blanchemer	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	210	protected area contained by site	210
Tourbière de Machais	Réserve naturelle nationale	145	protected area contained by site	0
Tourbière de Machais	Arrêté de protection de biotope	19	protected area contained by site	0
Tourbière de Lispach	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	11	protected area contained by site	11
Tanet-Gazon-du-Faing	Réserve naturelle nationale	504	protected area contained by site	505
Site à chauves-souris des Vosges haut-rhinoises	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	6,231	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Secteur du Tanet Gazon du Faing	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	538	protected area contained by site	538
Saint - Antoine	Réserve biologique	1,484	protected area contained by site	0
Ruisseau et tourbière de Belbriette	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	19	protected area contained by site	19
Rouge-Rupt (Massif du Ventron)	Arrêté de protection de biotope	157	protected area contained by site	0
Ronde-tête, Bramont	Arrêté de protection de biotope	31	protected area contained by site	0
RNR Rothenbach	Terrain acquis par un conservatoire d'espaces naturels	94	protected area contained by site	0
Réserve naturelle des ballons comtois en Franche-Comté	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	2,062	protected area contained by site	2,062
Piémont vosgien	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	4,701	protected area overlaps with site	4,393
Piémont Vosgien	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	4,701	protected area overlaps with site	0
Neufs-bois	Arrêté de protection de biotope	129	protected area contained by site	0
Mines de Mairelles; de Château Lambert, réseau Jean Antoine, secteur le Thillot	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	6	protected area contained by site	6
Massif vosgien	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	26,413	protected area overlaps with site	8,986
Massif du Ventron	Réserve naturelle nationale	1,647	protected area contained by site	1,647
Massif du Grand Ventron	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	944	protected area contained by site	944
Massif de Saint Maurice et Bussang	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	686	protected area contained by site	686
Massif de Haute Meurthe; défilé de Straiture	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	959	protected area contained by site	959
Les Ballons Comtois	Nature Reserve	2,259	protected area contained by site	2,259
Le louschbach	Biotope Protection Order	251	protected area overlaps with site	0
Langenfeldkopf-Klintzkopf	Arrêté de protection de biotope	275	protected area contained by site	0
Kastelberg	Arrêté de protection de biotope	160	protected area contained by site	0
Hautes-Vosges; Haut-Rhin	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	23,680	protected area overlaps with site	14,595
Hautes-chaumes du Rothenbach	Réserve naturelle régionale	94	protected area contained by site	0
Hautes Vosges	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	9,002	protected area overlaps with site	6,443
Haute-Meurthe	Réserve biologique	832	protected area contained by site	0
Guebwiller	Réserve biologique	110	protected area overlaps with site	0
Guebwiller	Réserve biologique	487	protected area overlaps with site	0
Grottes et galeries de mines	Arrêté de protection de biotope	2	protected area overlaps with site	0
Gérardmer	Réserve biologique	2	protected area overlaps with site	0
FRN008	Biological Reserve	1,881	protected area contained by site	1,881
Frankenthal-Missheimle	Réserve naturelle nationale	746	protected area contained by site	746
Forêts; landes et marais des Ballons d'Alsace et de Servance	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	2,483	protected area contained by site	2,483
Forêt domaniale de la Haute Meurthe	Arrêté de protection de biotope	354	protected area contained by site	0
Forêt des volcans de Wegscheid	Réserve naturelle régionale	101	protected area contained by site	0
Forêt de Saint-Antoine	Arrêté de protection de biotope	2,276	protected area overlaps with site	0
Forêt de Belfahy	Terrain acquis par un conservatoire d'espaces naturels	3	protected area overlaps with site	0
Falaise du ballon d'Alsace	Arrêté de protection de biotope	18	protected area contained by site	0
Étangs et vallées du Territoire de Belfort	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	5,114	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Étangs et Vallées du Territoire de Belfort	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	5,114	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Drumont - tête de Fellering	Arrêté de protection de biotope	106	protected area contained by site	0
Deux Lacs	Réserve biologique	204	protected area contained by site	0
Chaumes du Hohneck; Kastelberg, Rainkopf, et Charlemagne	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	210	protected area contained by site	210
Chaume des Wintergès	Terrain acquis par un conservatoire d'espaces naturels	17	protected area contained by site	0
Chaume Charlemagne - Faignes Forie	Réserve biologique	67	protected area contained by site	0
Chaume Charlemagne - Faignes Forie	Réserve biologique	49	protected area contained by site	0
Bois de Lamadeleine	Terrain acquis par un conservatoire d'espaces naturels	13	protected area contained by site	0
Biotope de l'écrevisse à pattes blanches et de la truite fario	Arrêté de protection de biotope	4,914	protected area overlaps with site	0
Ballons des Vosges	Parc naturel régional	264,049	protected area overlaps with site	0
Ballons comtois	Réserve naturelle nationale	2,259	protected area contained by site	0

Habitats

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Native coniferous woodland, Mixed woodland	-
Shrubland	Heathland	-
Grassland	Dry siliceous grassland, Alpine, subalpine and boreal grassland, Humid grasslands, Mesophile grasslands	-
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Rivers and streams, Raised bogs	-
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	Scree & boulders, Inland cliffs	-
Artificial/Terrestrial	Highly improved re-seeded landscapes, Arable land, Perennial crops, orchards and groves, Ruderal land	-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land use

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-
forestry	-
hunting	-
tourism/recreation	-
urban/industrial/transport	-
water management	-
other	-

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

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Massif des Vosges: Hautes Vosges. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 25/03/2023.