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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
European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus	LC	breeding (1997)	50–100 pairs	C6
Eurasian Eagle-owl Bubo bubo	LC	breeding (1997)	30–50 pairs	B2, C6
Short-toed Snake-eagle Circaetus gallicus	LC	breeding (1997)	20–30 pairs	B2, C6
Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata	LC	breeding (1996)	2 pairs	B2
Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus	LC	breeding (1997)	30–50 pairs	B3, C6
Thekla's Lark Galerida theklae	LC	breeding (1996)	50–100 pairs	C6
Dartford Warbler Curruca undata	NT	breeding (1997)	200–300 pairs	C6
A4iv Species group - soaring birds/cranes	n/a	passage (1996–1997)	25,000 birds	A4iv, B1iv, C5

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	FR226	Hunting Reserve (-)	1
1991	Serrat de la Narède	Arrêté de protection de biotope (IV)	1
1991	Bac de l'Alvèze	Arrêté de protection de biotope (IV)	<1
1995	Sauve Plane	Arrêté de protection de biotope (IV)	1
2003	La Narbonnaise en Méditerranée	Parc naturel régional (V)	21

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	-	Perennial crops, orchards and groves; Ruderal land
Caves and Subterranean Habitats (non-aquatic)	-	Caves
Forest	-	Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Native coniferous woodland; Alluvial and very wet forest; Broadleaved evergreen woodland
Grassland	-	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	-	Scree & boulders; Inland cliffs
Shrubland	-	Heathland; Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis
Wetlands (inland)	-	Standing freshwater; Rivers and streams

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Basses Corbières (France). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/basses-corbières-iba-france on 24/12/2024.