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Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
The site has deciduous forests, heathland, meadows, scree, cliffs, hedgerows and rivers.
The site is a major migratory bottleneck, where more than 20,000 raptors and 3,000 cranes regularly pass (including
Pernis apivorus 10,000;
Milvus migrans 5,000;
Milvus milvus 2,500;
Grus grus 15,000).
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
There is high hunting pressure on all migratory birds, irrespective of their conservation status.
National None
International None
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Vallée de la Nive des Aldudes-Col de Lindux (France). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/vallée-de-la-nive-des-aldudes-col-de-lindux-iba-france on 23/11/2024.
