Vallée de la Restonica (France) IBA | Summary

FR271

Vallée de la Restonica

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Country/territory: France

IBA criteria met: A1, A3, B2, C1, C2, C6 (2000)
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Area: 6,400 hectares (64.00 km²)

Ligue Pour La Protection des Oiseaux

Site description (2000 baseline)
Gorges with sclerophyllous scrub and woodland, conifer woodland, dry grasslands, cliffs and mountain lakes.

Key biodiversity
An important site for the endemic Sitta whiteheadi and endemic subspecies such as Accipiter gentilis arrigonii, Buteo buteo arrigonii, Troglodytes troglodytes koenigi and Muscicapa striata tyrrhenica.

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Vallée de la Restonica (France). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/vallée-de-la-restonica-iba-france on 25/12/2024.