Montagne de la Serre (France) IBA | Summary

FR151

Montagne de la Serre

Current view: Summary

Country/territory: France
Subnational region(s): Auvergne

IBA Justification: B1i, B1iv, C2, C5, C6 (2000)

Area: 2,600 hectares (26.00 km²)

BirdLife Partner(s): Ligue Pour La Protection des Oiseaux

Site description (2000 baseline)
The site has broadleaved and coniferous forests, meadows, heathlands and cliffs.

Key biodiversity
This is an important site for migratory species. The site is a migratory bottleneck, where more than 3,000 raptors regularly pass (including Pernis apivorus 2,000; Milvus migrans 3,000; Milvus milvus 2,000).

Attributes
Raptors MOU - IBA listed under Table 3 of the Memorandum of Understanding on the Conservation of Migratory Birds of Prey in Africa and Eurasia

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Montagne de la Serre (France). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/montagne-de-la-serre-iba-france on 15/01/2025.