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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 ('triggering') IBA criteria.

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

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Rock Partridge Alectoris graeca	NT	breeding (1991)	100–500 pairs	B2, C6
Rock Ptarmigan Lagopus muta	LC	breeding (1991)	100–500 pairs	C6
Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix	LC	breeding (1991)	100–500 pairs	B2, C6
Eurasian Pygmy-owl Glaucidium passerinum	LC	breeding (1991)	10–100 pairs	C6
Boreal Owl Aegolius funereus	LC	breeding (1991)	10–100 pairs	C6
European Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus	LC	breeding (1991)	10–100 pairs	B3, C6
Bearded Vulture Gypaetus barbatus	NT	breeding (1996)	1 pairs	B2
Short-toed Snake-eagle Circaetus gallicus	LC	breeding (1991)	10–100 pairs	B2, C6
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos	LC	breeding (1991)	25 pairs	B2, C6
Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius	LC	breeding (1991)	10–100 pairs	C6
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus	LC	breeding (1991)	1–10 pairs	B2
Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax	LC	breeding (1991)	100–500 pairs	B2, C2, C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1979	Mercantour	Parc national, zone cœur (II)	100

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	44	Scree & boulders; Inland cliffs
Grassland	26	Alpine, subalpine and boreal grassland
Forest	20	Native coniferous woodland
Shrubland	8	Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis
Wetlands (inland)	-	Standing freshwater

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Parc National du Mercantour (France). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/parc-national-du-mercantour-iba-france on 23/12/2024.