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Plateau de Valensole


IBA Justification

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) 20 pairs A1, C1, C6
Eurasian Thick-knee Burhinus oedicnemus LC breeding (1991) 10–100 pairs B2, C6
Little Owl Athene noctua LC breeding (1991) 10–100 pairs B2
Eurasian Scops-owl Otus scops LC breeding (1991) 1–10 pairs B2
Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus LC breeding (1991) 10–100 pairs B3, C6
Calandra Lark Melanocorypha calandra LC breeding (1991) 10–100 pairs C6
Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla LC breeding (1991) 10–100 pairs C6

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1997 Verdon Parc naturel régional (V) 95
2012 Catalany Arrêté de protection de biotope (IV) <1

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial 85 Arable land; Perennial crops, orchards and groves; Ruderal land
Forest 10 Broadleaved deciduous woodland
Grassland 10 Steppes and dry calcareous grassland

Land use

Land use % of IBA
agriculture 85
hunting 10
forestry -
urban/industrial/transport -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Plateau de Valensole (France). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/plateau-de-valensole-iba-france on 24/12/2024.