Site description
An area of mountains, with wooded valleys, scree, rocky slopes, cliffs, moorlands, alpine meadows and permanent lying snow.
Key biodiversity
An important site for breeding and passage raptors. The site is a major migratory bottleneck, where more than 20,000 raptors pass on a regular basis (including Pernis apivorus 14,000; Milvus migrans 4,500).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2021) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Massif du Canigou-Carança. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 13/04/2021.