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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
European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus	LC	breeding	1991	100-500 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Eurasian Thick-knee Burhinus oedicnemus	LC	breeding	1991	10-100 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Eurasian Eagle-owl Bubo bubo	LC	breeding	1991	20 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus	EN	breeding	1991	4-5 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio	LC	breeding	1991	100-500 breeding pairs	C6
Woodlark Lullula arborea	LC	breeding	1991	250-750 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Subalpine Warbler Curruca cantillans	LC	breeding	1991	250-750 breeding pairs	B3
Dartford Warbler Curruca undata	NT	breeding	1991	250-750 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris	LC	breeding	1991	100-500 breeding pairs	B2, C6
European Serin Serinus serinus	LC	breeding	1991	1,000-10,000 breeding pairs	B3
Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana	LC	breeding	1991	100-500 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
-	FR254	Private Reserve	4
-	FR254	Hunting Reserve	8
1977	Luberon	Parc naturel régional	100
1986	Petit Luberon	Réserve biologique	6
1987	Lubéron	Réserve naturelle nationale	1
1990	Biotope des grands rapaces du Lubéron	Arrêté de protection de biotope	92
1996	Massif du Luberon	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	89
2003	Massif du Petit Luberon	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	92

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Native coniferous woodland, Broadleaved evergreen woodland	70
Shrubland	Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis	30
Grassland	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland	10
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Perennial crops, orchards and groves	-
Caves and Subterranean Habitats (non-aquatic)	Caves	-
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	Inland cliffs	-
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers and streams	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	90
forestry	40
agriculture	11
fisheries/aquaculture	-
tourism/recreation	-
urban/industrial/transport	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Massif du Petit Lubéron (France). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/massif-du-petit-lubéron-iba-france on 23/11/2024.