Site description (2000 baseline)
An area of ponds, a river with riverine forest, cliffs and rocky slopes, conifer forests, and alpine meadows.
Key biodiversity
This is an important site for breeding mountain and forest species. The site is a major migratory bottleneck, where more than 20,000 raptors pass on a regular basis (including Pernis apivorus 10,000; Milvus migrans 20,000; Buteo buteo 20,000).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Haute chaîne du Jura: défilé de l'écluse, Etournel et Mont Vuache (France). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/haute-chaîne-du-jura:-défilé-de-lécluse-etournel-et-mont-vuache-iba-france on 23/11/2024.