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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
European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus	LC	breeding (1991)	50–250 pairs	B2, C6
Little Crake Zapornia parva	LC	passage (1991)	1–10 birds	C6
Common Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus	LC	breeding (1991)	10–20 pairs	C6
Black Kite Milvus migrans	LC	breeding (1991)	10–100 pairs	B2, C6
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis	LC	breeding (1991)	10–100 pairs	B2, C6
Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio	LC	breeding (1991)	50–250 pairs	C6
Woodlark Lullula arborea	LC	breeding (1991)	50–250 pairs	C6
Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris	LC	breeding (1991)	50–250 pairs	B2, C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	FR263	Hunting Reserve (-)	8

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	40	Inland cliffs
Forest	30	Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Alluvial and very wet forest
Grassland	18	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland; Mesophile grasslands
Shrubland	15	Heathland; Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis
Artificial/Terrestrial	10	Arable land
Wetlands (inland)	7	Rivers and streams; Water fringe vegetation

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-
hunting	-
urban/industrial/transport	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Vallée de la Durance : de Tallard à Sisteron (France). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/vallée-de-la-durance-:-de-tallard-à-sisteron-iba-france on 22/12/2024.