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Site description (2000 baseline):

An area of garrigue with vineyards, Pinus woodlands, rivers, cliffs and rocky slopes.

The site is a migratory bottleneck, where 3,000 or more raptors regularly pass (including Pernis apivorus 2,000; Milvus migrans 1,000).

High hunting pressure, recreation and urbanization are the main threats.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Hautes garrigues du Montpellierais (France). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/hautes-garrigues-du-montpellierais-iba-france on 22/11/2024.