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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
Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax	NT	breeding (1996)	10–20 pairs	A1, C1, C6
Eurasian Eagle-owl Bubo bubo	LC	breeding (1991)	10–20 pairs	B2, C6
Short-toed Snake-eagle Circaetus gallicus	LC	breeding (1991)	5–10 pairs	C6
Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata	LC	breeding (1996)	5 pairs	B2, C6
Black Kite Milvus migrans	LC	breeding (1991)	10–100 pairs	B2, C6
European Roller Coracias garrulus	LC	breeding (1991)	10–50 pairs	B2, C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	La Barben	Private Reserve (-)	1
1996	Domaine de Calissane	Arrêté de protection de biotope (IV)	2
2011	PLATEAU DE VITROLLES	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral (IV)	<1
2013	La Sambre	Arrêté de protection de biotope (IV)	<1

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	-	Arable land; Perennial crops, orchards and groves
Forest	-	Broadleaved evergreen woodland
Grassland	-	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	-	Inland cliffs
Shrubland	-	Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis
Wetlands (inland)	-	Standing freshwater; Rivers and streams

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Plateau de l'Arbois, garrigues de Lancon et chaîne des Côtes (France). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/plateau-de-larbois-garrigues-de-lancon-et-chaîne-des-côtes-iba-france on 22/12/2024.