Data Zone
Country/territory: Switzerland
IBA criteria met: B2, B3 (2000)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here
Area: 22,954 hectares (229.54 km2)
| IBA conservation status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
| 2010 | not assessed | medium | low |
| For more information about IBA monitoring, please click here | |||
Site summary
An area of the Jura mountains with open valleys, containing extensive raised bogs and wet meadows, and extensive subalpine forest on the slopes.
An important site for breeding raptors, particularly Black Kite, Red Kite and Common Kestrel, and species associated with subalpine conifer forest. Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria: Corncrake.
One of the main threats is agricultural intensification in bog areas. The site is included in a Corncrake conservation project and mowing has been delayed in some sites.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: La Brévine and Les Ponts-de-Martel (Switzerland). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/la-brévine-and-les-ponts-de-martel-iba-switzerland on 22/12/2024.