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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Rock Partridge Alectoris graeca	NT	breeding	1991	40-50 breeding pairs	C6
Hazel Grouse Tetrastes bonasia	LC	breeding	1991	10-100 breeding pairs	C6
Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix	LC	breeding	1991	300-500 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Boreal Owl Aegolius funereus	LC	breeding	1991	10-20 breeding pairs	C6
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus	LC	breeding	1991	5-10 breeding pairs	B2, C6

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2000) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	FR181B	Hunting Reserve	31
-	FR181A	Hunting Reserve	11
1955	Les Bauges	Réserve nationale de chasse et de faune sauvage	29
1995	Massif des Bauges	Parc naturel régional	94
1998	La Combe d'Ire	Réserve biologique	<1
1998	La Combe d'Ire	Réserve biologique	<1
2000	Haut Chéran	Réserve biologique	2
2000	Haut Chéran	Réserve biologique	1
2002	Partie orientale du Massif des Bauges	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	82
2005	Partie orientale du massif des Bauges	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	82

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Native coniferous woodland	-
Grassland	Alpine, subalpine and boreal grassland	-
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	Scree & boulders, Inland cliffs	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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 23/11/2024.