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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)	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

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

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

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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.