Haute chaîne du Jura: défilé de l'écluse, Etournel et Mont Vuache (France) IBA | Details

FR172

Haute chaîne du Jura: défilé de l'écluse, Etournel et Mont Vuache

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

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
Hazel Grouse Tetrastes bonasia	LC	breeding (1991)	100–500 pairs	C6
Western Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus	LC	breeding (1991)	50–100 pairs	C6
Eurasian Pygmy-owl Glaucidium passerinum	LC	breeding (1991)	1–10 pairs	C6
European Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus	LC	breeding (1991)	1–10 pairs	C6
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus	LC	breeding (1991)	3–10 pairs	B2, C6
A4iv Species group - soaring birds/cranes	n/a	passage (1991)	50,000 birds	A4iv, B1iv, C5

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	FR179	Hunting Reserve (-)	2
1986	Haut-Jura	Parc naturel régional (V)	87
1987	Protection des oiseaux rupestres	Arrêté de protection de biotope (IV)	5
1993	Haute Chaîne du Jura	Réserve naturelle nationale (IV)	87
1994	L'Etournel	Arrêté de protection de biotope (IV)	2
2005	Versant Ouest du Massif du Vuache	Arrêté de protection de biotope (IV)	1

Habitats

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	-	Arable land; Perennial crops, orchards and groves; Other urban and industrial areas
Forest	-	Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Native coniferous woodland; Mixed woodland; Alluvial and very wet forest
Grassland	-	Alpine, subalpine and boreal grassland
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	-	Scree & boulders; Inland cliffs
Wetlands (inland)	-	Standing freshwater; Rivers and streams; Water fringe vegetation

Land use

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

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 23/12/2024.