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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
Bearded Vulture Gypaetus barbatus	NT	breeding	1996	3-5 breeding pairs	B2
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos	LC	breeding	1991	10-20 breeding pairs	B2
Corsican Nuthatch Sitta whiteheadi	VU	breeding	1991	1,000-1,500 breeding pairs	A1, A2, A3, B2, C1, C2, C6

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

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2000. The most recent assessment (2013) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Reference	Actual	Units	% remaining	Result
Corsican Nuthatch Sitta whiteheadi	1,250	650	breeding pairs	52	unfavourable

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Forest	good (> 90%)	poor (40-69%)	unfavourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Biological resource use	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high
Natural system modifications	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A comprehensive and appropriate management plan exists that aims to maintain or improve the populations of qualifying bird species	Very little or no conservation action taking place	medium

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	Tavignano	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve	<1
1972	Corse	Parc naturel régional	88
1977	Vallée du Fango	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve	13
1979	Punteniellu	Réserve biologique	<1
1984	Tavignano	Réserve biologique	2
1984	Sabinetto	Réserve biologique	<1
1988	Malazanca	Réserve biologique	<1
1995	Rivière et vallée du Fango	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	9
1995	Massif montagneux du Cinto	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	4
1995	Massif du Renoso	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	4
1995	Rivière de la Solenzara	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	3
1995	Massif du Rotondo	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	2
1995	Plateau du Coscione et massif de l'Incudine	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	2
1995	Forêt de l'Ospedale	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1
1995	Monte d'Oro / Vizzavona	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1
1995	Valduniellu	Réserve biologique	1
1995	Massif du Tenda et forêt de Stella	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
1998	Forêt Territoriale de Rospa-Sorba (partie sud-est)	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
1998	Forêt territoriale du Fium'Orbu (partie sud-est)	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2004	Forêts Territoriales de Corse	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	22
2004	Haute vallée d'Asco; forêt de Tartagine et aiguilles de Popolasca	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	2
2004	Cirque de Bonifatu	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	1

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Native coniferous woodland, Mixed woodland, Broadleaved evergreen woodland	-
Grassland	Alpine, subalpine and boreal grassland	-
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	Scree & boulders, Inland cliffs	-
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers and streams	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
forestry	100
agriculture	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-
hunting	-
tourism/recreation	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Forêts domaniales de Corse (France). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/forêts-domaniales-de-corse-iba-france on 23/11/2024.