Gorges de la Sioule (France) IBA | Details

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Gorges de la Sioule

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

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)	10–30 pairs	C6
Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus	LC	breeding (1991)	3 pairs	B2, C6
Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus	LC	breeding (1991)	5–10 pairs	C6
Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus	LC	breeding (1991)	8–10 pairs	C6
Red Kite Milvus milvus	LC	breeding (1991)	20–30 pairs	B3, C6

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Gîte de reproduction de Châteauneuf	Terrain acquis par un conservatoire d'espaces naturels (IV)	-
2014	Méandres de la Sioule	Réserve biologique (IV)	1

Habitats

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	-	Broadleaved deciduous woodland
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	-	Inland cliffs
Shrubland	-	Heathland
Wetlands (inland)	-	Rivers and streams

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-
hunting	-
tourism/recreation	-
urban/industrial/transport	-

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Gorges de la Sioule (France). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/gorges-de-la-sioule-iba-france on 27/12/2024.