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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Rock Partridge Alectoris graeca	NT	breeding	1991	500-600 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Hazel Grouse Tetrastes bonasia	LC	breeding	1991	100-200 breeding pairs	C6
Rock Ptarmigan Lagopus muta	LC	breeding	1991	500-1,000 breeding pairs	C6
Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix	LC	breeding	1991	120-150 breeding pairs	C6
European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus	LC	breeding	1991	5-50 breeding pairs	C6
Eurasian Pygmy-owl Glaucidium passerinum	LC	breeding	1991	1-10 breeding pairs	C6
Boreal Owl Aegolius funereus	LC	breeding	1991	10-100 breeding pairs	C6
Eurasian Eagle-owl Bubo bubo	LC	breeding	1991	5-10 breeding pairs	C6
Bearded Vulture Gypaetus barbatus	NT	breeding	1996	3 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Short-toed Snake-eagle Circaetus gallicus	LC	breeding	1991	1-10 breeding pairs	C6
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos	LC	breeding	1991	17 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Three-toed Woodpecker Picoides tridactylus	LC	breeding	1991	1-10 breeding pairs	C6
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus	LC	breeding	1991	3-10 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax	LC	breeding	1991	100-500 breeding pairs	B2, C2, C6
Wallcreeper Tichodroma muraria	LC	breeding	1991	250-750 breeding pairs	A3
Rufous-tailed Rock-thrush Monticola saxatilis	LC	breeding	1991	500-1,000 breeding pairs	B2
White-winged Snowfinch Montifringilla nivalis	LC	breeding	1991	500-1,000 breeding pairs	A3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2000) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	Sassieres	Nature Reserve	3
1963	Vanoise	Parc national, zone cœur	78
1963	Vanoise [aire d'adhésion]	Parc national, aire d'adhésion	4
1973	Grande Sassière	Réserve naturelle nationale	2
1990	Plan de Tueda	Réserve naturelle nationale	2
1991	Hauts de Villaroger	Réserve naturelle nationale	<1
1995	Massif de la Vanoise	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	28
1995	Réseau de vallons d'altitude à Caricion	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	4
1995	Formations forestières et herbacées des Alpes internes	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	2
1999	Le Petit Mont Blanc	Réserve biologique	1
1999	La Dent du Villard	Réserve biologique	<1
2000	La Bailletaz	Réserve naturelle nationale	1
2000	Col de l'Iseran	Arrêté de protection de biotope	<1
2000	La Bailletaz	Nature Reserve	1
2005	Adrets de Tarentaise	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2006	La Vanoise	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	27
2008	Marais du plan des mains	Arrêté de protection de biotope	<1

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Native coniferous woodland	-
Grassland	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland, Dry siliceous grassland, Alpine, subalpine and boreal grassland	-
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	Scree & boulders, Inland cliffs	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-
forestry	-
hunting	-
tourism/recreation	-
urban/industrial/transport	-
water management	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Parc National de la Vanoise (France). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/parc-national-de-la-vanoise-iba-france on 22/11/2024.