Forêt d'altitude du Jura : forêt du Risoux (France) IBA | Details

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Forêt d'altitude du Jura : forêt du Risoux

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)	100–120 pairs	C6
Western Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus	LC	breeding (1991)	20–30 pairs	C6
Eurasian Pygmy-owl Glaucidium passerinum	LC	breeding (1991)	10–20 pairs	C6
Boreal Owl Aegolius funereus	LC	breeding (1991)	10–100 pairs	C6
European Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus	LC	breeding (1991)	5–10 pairs	C6
Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus	LC	breeding (1991)	100–500 pairs	B3

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1986	Haut-Jura	Parc naturel régional (V)	100
1992	Massifs de Massacre, de Risoux, de la haute Joux et la Combe Noire	Arrêté de protection de biotope (IV)	42

Habitats

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	85	Native coniferous woodland
Grassland	-	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	-	Scree & boulders; Inland cliffs

Land use

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

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Forêt d'altitude du Jura : forêt du Risoux (France). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/forêt-daltitude-du-jura-:-forêt-du-risoux-iba-france on 23/12/2024.