Current view: Data table and detailed info
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:
| Year |
Protected Area |
Designation (management category) |
% coverage of IBA |
| - |
FR240 |
Hunting Reserve (-) |
2 |
| - |
FR240 |
Nature Reserve (-) |
1 |
| 1970 |
Cévennes [aire d'adhésion]
|
Parc national, aire d'adhésion (V) |
51 |
| 2006 |
Combe Chaude
|
Réserve naturelle régionale (IV) |
1 |
| Habitat |
% of IBA |
Habitat detail |
| Artificial/Terrestrial |
- |
Highly improved re-seeded landscapes; Arable land; 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 |
| Land use |
% of IBA |
| agriculture |
- |
| fisheries/aquaculture |
- |
| forestry |
- |
| hunting |
- |
| tourism/recreation |
- |
| urban/industrial/transport |
- |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Gorges du Rieutord-Fage-Cagnasses (France). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/gorges-du-rieutord-fage-cagnasses-iba-france on 27/12/2024.
