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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 IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key species') at the site:

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus	EN	breeding (1991)	3 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus	LC	breeding (1991)	70 breeding pairs	B2, C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1967	Pyrénées [aire d'adhésion]	Parc national, aire d'adhésion (V)	51
1974	Vallée d'Ossau	Réserve naturelle nationale (IV)	2

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

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Pènes du Moulle de Jaut (France). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/pènes-du-moulle-de-jaut-iba-france on 13/01/2025.