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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
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	passage	1991	50-750 individuals	B1i, C2
Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio	LC	breeding	1991	10-100 breeding pairs	C6
Woodlark Lullula arborea	LC	breeding	1991	10-100 breeding pairs	C6
A4iv Species group - soaring birds/cranes	n/a	passage	1991	7,000 individuals	B1iv, C5

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
Pays des Couzes	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	51,756	protected area contains site	2,600

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Native coniferous woodland, Mixed woodland	-
Shrubland	Heathland	-
Grassland	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland, Dry siliceous grassland, Mesophile grasslands	-
Wetlands (inland)	Water fringe vegetation	-
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	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	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-
forestry	-
hunting	-
urban/industrial/transport	-

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Montagne de la Serre. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 27/01/2022.