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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2000 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata	LC	breeding (1996)	2 pairs	B2

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1980	Gorges de l'Ardèche	Réserve naturelle nationale (IV)	3
1990	Massif de la dent de Rez	Arrêté de protection de biotope (IV)	7
2006	Bois Sauvage	Réserve biologique (Ia)	1
2006	Bois Sauvage	Réserve biologique (IV)	<1
2007	Basse vallée de l'Ibie	Arrêté de protection de biotope (IV)	<1

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Shrubland	70	Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis
Forest	30	Broadleaved evergreen woodland

Land use	% of IBA
fisheries/aquaculture	-
forestry	-
hunting	-
tourism/recreation	-
urban/industrial/transport	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Basse Ardêche (France). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/basse-ardêche-iba-france on 26/12/2024.