Montagne des Frêtes et plateau des Glières (France) IBA | Details

FR173

Montagne des Frêtes et plateau des Glières

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

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
Hazel Grouse Tetrastes bonasia	LC	breeding (1991)	10–100 pairs	C6
Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix	LC	breeding (1991)	250–500 pairs	B2, C6
Boreal Owl Aegolius funereus	LC	breeding (1991)	10–20 pairs	C6
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus	LC	breeding (1991)	4–5 pairs	C6

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	FR180	Biological Reserve (-)	3
1995	Montagne des Frêtes	Réserve biologique (IV)	3
2003	Tourbière de Balme	Arrêté de protection de biotope (IV)	<1

Habitats

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	-	Native coniferous woodland
Grassland	-	Alpine, subalpine and boreal grassland
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	-	Scree & boulders; Inland cliffs

Land use

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

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Montagne des Frêtes et plateau des Glières (France). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/montagne-des-frêtes-et-plateau-des-glières-iba-france on 23/12/2024.