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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	300-400 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Hazel Grouse Tetrastes bonasia	LC	breeding	1991	50-75 breeding pairs	C6
Rock Ptarmigan Lagopus muta	LC	breeding	1991	200-300 breeding pairs	C6
Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix	LC	breeding	1991	250-300 breeding pairs	B2, C6
European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus	LC	breeding	1991	100-200 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Eurasian Pygmy-owl Glaucidium passerinum	LC	breeding	1991	5-10 breeding pairs	C6
Boreal Owl Aegolius funereus	LC	breeding	1991	10 breeding pairs	C6
European Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus	LC	breeding	1991	30 breeding pairs	C6
Short-toed Snake-eagle Circaetus gallicus	LC	breeding	1991	10-11 breeding pairs	C6
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos	LC	breeding	1991	33 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Black Kite Milvus migrans	LC	breeding	1991	30-40 breeding pairs	C6
Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius	LC	breeding	1991	100-200 breeding pairs	C6
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus	LC	breeding	1991	6-7 breeding pairs	C6
Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio	LC	breeding	1991	500-1,000 breeding pairs	C6
Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax	LC	breeding	1991	500-600 breeding pairs	B2, C2, C6
Woodlark Lullula arborea	LC	breeding	1991	500-1,000 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana	LC	breeding	1991	100-500 breeding pairs	B2, C6

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
-	Pics de Combeynot	Nature Reserve	1
-	Vallee du Torrent de Saint-Pierre	Nature Reserve	<1
1973	Ecrins	Parc national, zone cœur	77
1973	Ecrins [aire d'adhésion]	Parc national, aire d'adhésion	25
1974	Versant Nord des Pics du Combeynot	Réserve naturelle nationale	1
1974	Haute vallée de la rivière de la Séveraisse	Réserve naturelle nationale	<1
1974	Haut-Béranger	Réserve naturelle nationale	<1
1974	Haute vallée du torrent de Saint-Pierre	Réserve naturelle nationale	<1
1974	Haut-Vénéon	Réserve naturelle nationale	<1
1987	Sources de la Guisane	Arrêté de protection de biotope	<1
1990	Lanchatra les Soreillers	Arrêté de protection de biotope	<1
1995	Massif de la Muzelle	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	14
1995	Lauvitel	Réserve intégrale de parc national	1
1995	Plaine de Bourg d'Oisans et ses versants	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
1995	Forêts; landes et prairies de fauche des versants du Col d'Ornon	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
1995	Les Deslioures	Réserve biologique	<1
1996	Vallon des Bans - Vallée du Fournel	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	7
1996	Combeynot - Lautaret - Ecrins	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	7
1996	Valgaudemar	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	6
1996	Steppique Durancien et Queyrassin	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1
1998	Adoux de Grépon	Arrêté de protection de biotope	<1
2008	Les Ecrins	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	77

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Grassland	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland, Dry siliceous grassland, Alpine, subalpine and boreal grassland, Humid grasslands, Mesophile grasslands	21
Shrubland	Heathland	12
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Native coniferous woodland, Mixed woodland, Alluvial and very wet forest	10
Artificial/Terrestrial	Perennial crops, orchards and groves	-
Caves and Subterranean Habitats (non-aquatic)	Caves	-
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	Scree & boulders, Inland cliffs	-
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Rivers and streams, Raised bogs, Water fringe vegetation, Fens, transition mires and springs	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	42
fisheries/aquaculture	5
forestry	5
tourism/recreation	1
urban/industrial/transport	-

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