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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
Grey Partridge Perdix perdix	LC	breeding (1991)	100–500 pairs	C6
Western Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus	LC	breeding (1991)	10–100 pairs	C6
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus	LC	breeding (1991)	1–10 pairs	B2
Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax	LC	breeding (1991)	10–100 pairs	C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Nohedes	Hunting Reserve (-)	2
-	Odeillo-Sansa-Real	Hunting Reserve (-)	3
-	Mosset	Hunting Reserve (-)	2
-	Olettes	Hunting Reserve (-)	5
1986	Nohèdes	Réserve naturelle nationale (IV)	11
1986	Conat	Réserve naturelle nationale (IV)	3
1986	Jujols	Réserve naturelle nationale (IV)	2
1993	Pinata	Réserve biologique (IV)	1
1994	Carcanet	Réserve biologique (IV)	2
2004	Pyrénées catalanes	Parc naturel régional (V)	77

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
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)	-	Raised bogs; Fens, transition mires and springs

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Massif du Madres et Mont Coronat (France). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/massif-du-madres-et-mont-coronat-iba-france on 23/12/2024.