Chaîne des Alpilles (France) IBA | Summary

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Chaîne des Alpilles

Current view: summary

Country/territory: France

IBA criteria met: B2, B3, C6 (2000)
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Area: 21,800 hectares (218.00 km²)

Ligue Pour La Protection des Oiseaux

Site description (2000 baseline)
Mediterranean mountains, cliffs, and hills with maquis, woodlands and arable fields.

Key biodiversity
This area is important for breeding raptors and Mediterranean avifauna. Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria: Tetrax tetrax (1-10 breeding pairs).

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Chaîne des Alpilles (France). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/chaîne-des-alpilles-iba-france on 23/12/2024.