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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
Bearded Vulture Gypaetus barbatus	NT	breeding (1996)	1–2 pairs	B2
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos	LC	breeding (1991)	4–5 pairs	C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Haut-Vallier	Hunting Reserve (-)	22
1983	Sapinière de l'Isard	Réserve biologique (IV)	<1
2009	Pyrénées ariégeoises	Parc naturel régional (V)	77

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	-	Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Native coniferous woodland
Grassland	-	Alpine, subalpine and boreal grassland
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	-	Scree & boulders; Inland cliffs

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Vallée de Melles, cols d'Aoueran et d'Artisagou et Mont Vallier (France). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/vallée-de-melles-cols-daoueran-et-dartisagou-et-mont-vallier-iba-france on 25/12/2024.