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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
Spotted Crake Porzana porzana	LC	breeding	1991	1-4 breeding pairs	C6
Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus	LC	breeding	1991	2 breeding pairs	C6
Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio	LC	breeding	1991	100-500 breeding pairs	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
1977	Volcans d'Auvergne	Parc naturel régional	29
1983	Narse de Lascols	Arrêté de protection de biotope	<1
1995	Zones humides de la Planèze de Saint-Flour	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	9
1995	Affluents rive droite de la Truyère amont	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	3
1995	Rivières à écrevisses à pattes blanches	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2005	Planèze de Saint Flour	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	90

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial	Highly improved re-seeded landscapes, Arable land, Perennial crops, orchards and groves	-
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland	-
Grassland	Humid grasslands	-
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers and streams, Water fringe vegetation	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Planèze de Saint-Flour (France). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/planèze-de-saint-flour-iba-france on 23/11/2024.