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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
Grey Partridge Perdix perdix	LC	breeding (1991)	10–100 pairs	C6
Bearded Vulture Gypaetus barbatus	NT	breeding (1991)	1 pairs	B2
Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax	LC	breeding (1991)	10–100 pairs	C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1967	Pyrénées [aire d'adhésion]	Parc national, aire d'adhésion (V)	58
1967	Pyrénées	Parc national, zone cœur (II)	50

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Grassland	70	Alpine, subalpine and boreal grassland
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	20	Scree & boulders; Inland cliffs
Forest	10	Native coniferous woodland
Wetlands (inland)	-	Rivers and streams

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
forestry	-
hunting	-
tourism/recreation	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Cirque de Gavarnie (France). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/cirque-de-gavarnie-iba-france on 23/12/2024.