Current view: Data table and detailed info
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:
| Year |
Protected Area |
Designation (management category) |
% coverage of IBA |
| - |
FR271 |
Hunting Reserve (-) |
28 |
| 2012 |
Préalpes d’Azur
|
Parc naturel régional (V) |
86 |
| Habitat |
% of IBA |
Habitat detail |
| Grassland |
42 |
Steppes and dry calcareous grassland; Alpine, subalpine and boreal grassland |
| Shrubland |
37 |
Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis |
| Artificial/Terrestrial |
10 |
Perennial crops, orchards and groves |
| Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) |
10 |
Inland cliffs |
| Wetlands (inland) |
- |
Rivers and streams |
| Land use |
% of IBA |
| not utilised |
100 |
| agriculture |
- |
| fisheries/aquaculture |
- |
| hunting |
- |
| tourism/recreation |
- |
| urban/industrial/transport |
- |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Préalpes de Grasse (France). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/préalpes-de-grasse-iba-france on 23/12/2024.
