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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
Woodlark Lullula arborea	LC	breeding (1997)	50–100 pairs	C6
Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris	LC	breeding (1991)	10–100 pairs	C6
Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana	LC	breeding (1997)	25–100 pairs	C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1970	Cévennes [aire d'adhésion]	Parc national, aire d'adhésion (V)	4

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	-	Highly improved re-seeded landscapes; Arable land; Perennial crops, orchards and groves; Ruderal land
Caves and Subterranean Habitats (non-aquatic)	-	Caves
Forest	-	Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Native coniferous woodland; Alluvial and very wet forest; Broadleaved evergreen woodland
Grassland	-	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	-	Scree & boulders; Inland cliffs
Shrubland	-	Heathland; Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis
Wetlands (inland)	-	Rivers and streams; Water fringe vegetation; Fens, transition mires and springs

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Gorges de la Vis et cirque de Navacelles (France). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/gorges-de-la-vis-et-cirque-de-navacelles-iba-france on 24/12/2024.