Haut Giffre (France) IBA | Summary | BirdLife International

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Haut Giffre

Current view: Summary

Country/territory: France
Subnational region(s): Rhône-Alpes

IBA Justification: B2, C6 (2000)

Area: 20,850 hectares (208.50 km²)

BirdLife Partner(s): Ligue Pour La Protection des Oiseaux

Site description (2000 baseline)
A mountainous area with lakes, broadleaved and coniferous forests, pasture and alpine meadows, moorlands and peatbogs, screes, cliffs, glaciers and permanent lying snow.

Key biodiversity
An important area for breeding gamebirds and other mountain and forest species.

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Haut Giffre (France). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/haut-giffre-iba-france on 24/01/2025.