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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
Grey Partridge Perdix perdix	LC	breeding	1991	100-500 breeding pairs	C6
Rock Ptarmigan Lagopus muta	LC	breeding	1991	100-500 breeding pairs	C6
Western Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus	LC	breeding	1991	10-100 breeding pairs	C6
Eurasian Dotterel Eudromias morinellus	LC	breeding	1996	2-10 breeding pairs	C6
Boreal Owl Aegolius funereus	LC	breeding	1991	10 breeding pairs	C6
Bearded Vulture Gypaetus barbatus	NT	breeding	1996	1 breeding pairs	B2
Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius	LC	breeding	1991	10-100 breeding pairs	C6
Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax	LC	breeding	1991	50-250 breeding pairs	B2, C2, C6
Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus	LC	breeding	1991	100-500 breeding pairs	B3

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
-	Soula de Carol	Hunting Reserve	2
-	Fort-Vives	Hunting Reserve	1
-	Carlit	Hunting Reserve	11
-	Camporeils	Hunting Reserve	5
-	Motte negre	Hunting Reserve	1

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Native coniferous woodland, Mixed woodland	-
Grassland	Dry siliceous grassland, Alpine, subalpine and boreal grassland	-
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	Scree & boulders, Inland cliffs	-
Shrubland	Heathland	-
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Fens, transition mires and springs	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Puig Carlit et environs (France). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/puig-carlit-et-environs-iba-france on 23/11/2024.