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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 (1990)	10–100 pairs	B3, C6
Red Kite Milvus milvus	LC	breeding (1990)	5–50 pairs	B3, C6
Black Kite Milvus migrans	LC	breeding (1990)	10–100 pairs	B2, C6
Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius	LC	breeding (1990)	10–100 pairs	C6
Middle Spotted Woodpecker Leiopicus medius	LC	breeding (1990)	100–200 pairs	B3, C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	FRN001	Biological Reserve (-)	<1
1983	La Harth	Réserve biologique (IV)	1

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	80	Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Mixed woodland
Shrubland	-	Heathland

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Forêt domaniale de la Harth (France). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/forêt-domaniale-de-la-harth-iba-france on 22/12/2024.