Data Zone
Country/territory: France
IBA criteria met: B2, C6 (2000)
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Area: 20,850 hectares (208.50 km2)
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 (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Haut Giffre (France). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/haut-giffre-iba-france on 23/12/2024.