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

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	Actual vs Reference (units)	% remaining	Result
Corsican Nuthatch Sitta whiteheadi	650 / 1,250 (pairs)	52	poor

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

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Biological resource use	happe­ning now	whole of popul­ation/area (>90%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	high
Natural system modifications	happe­ning now	whole of popul­ation/area (>90%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Whole area (>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 (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Tavignano	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve (-)	<1
1972	Corse	Parc naturel régional (V)	88
1977	Vallée du Fango	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve (UA)	13
1979	Punteniellu	Réserve biologique (Ia)	<1
1984	Tavignano	Réserve biologique (Ia)	2
1984	Sabinetto	Réserve biologique (Ia)	<1
1988	Malazanca	Réserve biologique (Ia)	<1
1995	Valduniellu	Réserve biologique (IV)	1

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
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

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 25/12/2024.