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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
European Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus	LC	breeding (1991)	1–10 pairs	C6
Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus	LC	breeding (1991)	1–2 pairs	C6
Red Kite Milvus milvus	LC	breeding (1991)	1–10 pairs	C6
Black Kite Milvus migrans	LC	breeding (1991)	10–20 pairs	C6
Grey-faced Woodpecker Picus canus	LC	breeding (1991)	10–100 pairs	B2, C6
Middle Spotted Woodpecker Leiopicus medius	LC	breeding (1991)	40–100 pairs	C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	FR101	Hunting Reserve (-)	6
1998	Vallée de la Clauge	Réserve biologique (IV)	1
1998	Chaux	Réserve biologique (Ia)	1
2009	Ecrevisse à pattes blanches et faune patrimoniale associée (39)	Arrêté de protection de biotope (IV)	6

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

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 22/12/2024.