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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
Woodlark Lullula arborea	LC	breeding	1991	100-500 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Thekla's Lark Galerida theklae	LC	breeding	1991	100-500 breeding pairs	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
1973	Forêt de la Massane	Réserve naturelle nationale	2
1991	Biotope de la doradille laineuse	Arrêté de protection de biotope	-
1995	Cap de l'Abeille	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral	<1
1996	Massif des Albères	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	39
1996	Côte rocheuse des Albères	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	2
1998	ANSE DE PAULILLES	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral	<1
1998	CAP BEAR	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral	<1
2002	ARMEN	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral	<1
2006	Massif des Albères	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	40
2014	Moixoses	Réserve biologique	4

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Broadleaved evergreen woodland	-
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	Scree & boulders, Inland cliffs	-
Shrubland	Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Massif des Albères (France). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/massif-des-albères-iba-france on 23/11/2024.