Montagnes de Marcou, de l'Espinouse et du Caroux (France) IBA | Details

FR237

Montagnes de Marcou, de l'Espinouse et du Caroux

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
Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana	LC	breeding (1991)	10–100 pairs	C6

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Le Caroux	Hunting Reserve (-)	-
-	FR245	Biological Reserve (-)	-
1973	Haut-Languedoc	Parc naturel régional (V)	90
1973	Le Caroux-Espinouse	Réserve nationale de chasse et de faune sauvage (IV)	11
1989	La Peyroutarié, le Fourcat d'Héric et le Mascar	Arrêté de protection de biotope (IV)	2
1994	Espinouse	Réserve biologique (IV)	1
1995	Grands Causses	Parc naturel régional (V)	10

Habitats

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	-	Broadleaved deciduous woodland
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	-	Scree & boulders; Inland cliffs
Shrubland	-	Heathland; Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis
Wetlands (inland)	-	Rivers and streams; Raised bogs; Fens, transition mires and springs

Land use

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

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Montagnes de Marcou, de l'Espinouse et du Caroux (France). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/montagnes-de-marcou-de-lespinouse-et-du-caroux-iba-france on 24/12/2024.