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

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Carlit	Hunting Reserve (-)	11
-	Fort-Vives	Hunting Reserve (-)	1
-	Soula de Carol	Hunting Reserve (-)	2
-	Motte negre	Hunting Reserve (-)	1
-	Camporeils	Hunting Reserve (-)	5

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
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

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 23/12/2024.