CH002
La Brévine and Les Ponts-de-Martel


Country/territory: Switzerland

IBA criteria met: B2, B3 (2000)
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Area: 22,954 ha

SVS/BirdLife Switzerland
IBA conservation status
Year of assessment (most recent) State (condition) Pressure (threat) Response (action)
2010 not assessed medium low
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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 22/11/2024.