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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
European Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus	LC	breeding	1991	1-10 breeding pairs	C6
Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus	LC	breeding	1991	1-2 breeding pairs	C6
Red Kite Milvus milvus	LC	breeding	1991	1-10 breeding pairs	C6
Black Kite Milvus migrans	LC	breeding	1991	10-20 breeding pairs	C6
Grey-faced Woodpecker Picus canus	LC	breeding	1991	10-100 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Middle Spotted Woodpecker Leiopicus medius	LC	breeding	1991	40-100 breeding pairs	C6

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2000) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	FR101	Hunting Reserve	6
1995	Vallons forestiers; rivières, ruisseaux, milieux humides et temporaires de la forêt de Chaux	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	9
1998	Vallée de la Clauge	Réserve biologique	1
1998	Chaux	Réserve biologique	1
2005	Forêt de Chaux	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	100
2009	Ecrevisse à pattes blanches et faune patrimoniale associée (39)	Arrêté de protection de biotope	6

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Alluvial and very wet forest	90
Grassland	Mesophile grasslands	-
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Water fringe vegetation	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Forêt de Chaux (France). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/forêt-de-chaux-iba-france on 22/11/2024.