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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
Grey Partridge Perdix perdix	LC	breeding	1991	100-500 breeding pairs	C6
Rock Ptarmigan Lagopus muta	LC	breeding	1991	100-500 breeding pairs	C6
Western Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus	LC	breeding	1991	50-250 breeding pairs	C6
European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus	LC	breeding	1991	250-400 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Boreal Owl Aegolius funereus	LC	breeding	1991	15-100 breeding pairs	C6
Bearded Vulture Gypaetus barbatus	NT	breeding	1996	1 breeding pairs	B2
Short-toed Snake-eagle Circaetus gallicus	LC	breeding	1991	5-10 breeding pairs	C6
Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius	LC	breeding	1991	10-100 breeding pairs	C6
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus	LC	breeding	1991	7 breeding pairs	C6
Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio	LC	breeding	1991	250-400 breeding pairs	C6
Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax	LC	breeding	1991	80-100 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus	LC	breeding	1991	250-750 breeding pairs	B3
Rufous-tailed Rock-thrush Monticola saxatilis	LC	breeding	1991	10-100 breeding pairs	B2
A4iv Species group - soaring birds/cranes	n/a	passage	1991	min 20,000 individuals	A4iv, B1iv, C5

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
-	Py	Hunting Reserve	3
-	FR230	Biological Reserve	10
-	St Martin	Hunting Reserve	<1
-	Hauts de Caramca	Hunting Reserve	6
1984	Py	Réserve naturelle nationale	7
1984	Mantet	Réserve naturelle nationale	6
1986	Prats-de-Mollo-la-Preste	Réserve naturelle nationale	4
1991	Rivières la Carança, la Tet et de Maureillas	Arrêté de protection de biotope	<1
1993	Vallée d'Eyne	Réserve naturelle nationale	2
1996	Massif du Canigou	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	22
1996	Massif du Puigmal	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	13
1996	Conque de la Preste	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	10
1996	Le Tech	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2004	Pyrénées catalanes	Parc naturel régional	53
2005	Sites à chiroptères des Pyrénées orientales	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	3
2006	Canigou-conques de La Preste	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	32
2006	Puigmal-Carança	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	15
2007	Nyer	Réserve naturelle régionale	4

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Native coniferous woodland, Mixed woodland	-
Grassland	Dry siliceous grassland, Alpine, subalpine and boreal grassland	-
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	Scree & boulders, Inland cliffs	-
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Raised bogs, Fens, transition mires and springs	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Massif du Canigou-Carança (France). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/massif-du-canigou-carança-iba-france on 22/11/2024.