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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
European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus	LC	breeding (1991)	100–500 pairs	B2, C6
Eurasian Thick-knee Burhinus oedicnemus	LC	breeding (1991)	10–100 pairs	B2, C6
Eurasian Eagle-owl Bubo bubo	LC	breeding (1991)	20 pairs	B2, C6
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus	EN	breeding (1991)	4–5 pairs	B2, C6
Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio	LC	breeding (1991)	100–500 pairs	C6
Woodlark Lullula arborea	LC	breeding (1991)	250–750 pairs	B2, C6
Subalpine Warbler Curruca cantillans	LC	breeding (1991)	250–750 pairs	B3
Dartford Warbler Curruca undata	NT	breeding (1991)	250–750 pairs	B2, C6
Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris	LC	breeding (1991)	100–500 pairs	B2, C6
European Serin Serinus serinus	LC	breeding (1991)	1,000–10,000 pairs	B3
Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana	LC	breeding (1991)	100–500 pairs	B2, C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	FR254	Hunting Reserve (-)	8
-	FR254	Private Reserve (-)	4
1977	Luberon	Parc naturel régional (V)	100
1986	Petit Luberon	Réserve biologique (IV)	6
1987	Lubéron	Réserve naturelle nationale (III)	1
1990	Biotope des grands rapaces du Lubéron	Arrêté de protection de biotope (IV)	92

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	70	Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Native coniferous woodland; Broadleaved evergreen woodland
Shrubland	30	Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis
Grassland	10	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland
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

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 24/12/2024.