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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
Rock Partridge Alectoris graeca	NT	breeding (1991)	40–50 pairs	C6
Hazel Grouse Tetrastes bonasia	LC	breeding (1991)	10–100 pairs	C6
Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix	LC	breeding (1991)	300–500 pairs	B2, C6
Boreal Owl Aegolius funereus	LC	breeding (1991)	10–20 pairs	C6
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus	LC	breeding (1991)	5–10 pairs	B2, C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	FR181A	Hunting Reserve (-)	11
-	FR181B	Hunting Reserve (-)	31
1955	Les Bauges	Réserve nationale de chasse et de faune sauvage (IV)	29
1995	Massif des Bauges	Parc naturel régional (V)	94
1998	La Combe d'Ire	Réserve biologique (Ia)	<1
1998	La Combe d'Ire	Réserve biologique (IV)	<1
2000	Haut Chéran	Réserve biologique (IV)	2
2000	Haut Chéran	Réserve biologique (Ia)	1

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	-	Native coniferous woodland
Grassland	-	Alpine, subalpine and boreal grassland
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	-	Scree & boulders; Inland cliffs

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Les Bauges (France). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/les-bauges-iba-france on 23/12/2024.