Bois du Chapitre (France) IBA | Details

FR259

Bois du Chapitre

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

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
Hazel Grouse Tetrastes bonasia	LC	breeding (1991)	10–20 pairs	C6
Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix	LC	breeding (1991)	15–100 pairs	C6
Eurasian Pygmy-owl Glaucidium passerinum	LC	breeding (1991)	2–10 pairs	C6

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	FR267	Biological Reserve (-)	100
1990	Chapitre - Petit Buëch	Réserve biologique (IV)	96

Habitats

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	75	Mixed woodland
Grassland	24	Alpine, subalpine and boreal grassland
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	-	Scree & boulders
Shrubland	-	Heathland
Wetlands (inland)	-	Rivers and streams

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
forestry	-
not utilised	-

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Bois du Chapitre (France). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/bois-du-chapitre-iba-france on 23/12/2024.