Current view: Text account
Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
The IBA includes maquis, garrigue, forest and cliffs.
The site is a migratory bottleneck, where more than 3,000 raptors regularly pass (including
Pernis apivorus 3,000;
Milvus migrans 2,000). Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria:
Tetrax tetrax (breeding).
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
The abandonment of grazing, and recreation activities are threats.
National Low
International NonePart of IBA covered by Hunting Reserve.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Hautes Corbières (France). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/hautes-corbières-iba-france on 23/11/2024.
