FR273
Vallée du Régino


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important 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 List1 Season Year(s) Size IBA criteria
European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus LC breeding 1991 10-100 breeding pairs C6
Eurasian Scops-owl Otus scops LC breeding 1991 10-100 breeding pairs B2
Red Kite Milvus milvus LC breeding 1991 25 breeding pairs B3
European Bee-eater Merops apiaster LC breeding 1991 10-100 breeding pairs B2
Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla LC breeding 1991 10-100 breeding pairs B2
Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio LC breeding 1991 10-100 breeding pairs C6
Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator NT breeding 1991 10-100 breeding pairs B2
Woodlark Lullula arborea LC breeding 1991 50-250 breeding pairs C6
Marmora's Warbler Curruca sarda LC breeding 1991 250-750 breeding pairs B3, C2, C6
Dartford Warbler Curruca undata NT breeding 1991 100-500 breeding pairs C6
Blue Rock-thrush Monticola solitarius LC breeding 1991 10-100 breeding pairs B2
Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris LC breeding 1991 10-100 breeding pairs C6

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2000) may differ.


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
2002 Anciennes galeries de mines de lozari/Belgodere(site à chauves-souris) Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) <1
2003 Vallée du Regino Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) 39
2003 Mine de Lozari Arrêté de protection de biotope <1
2010 LOZARI Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral <1

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Forest Alluvial and very wet forest, Broadleaved evergreen woodland major (>10)
Shrubland Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis major (>10)
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) Scree & boulders, Inland cliffs minor (<10)
Wetlands (inland) Standing freshwater, Rivers and streams, Water fringe vegetation minor (<10)
Artificial/Terrestrial Perennial crops, orchards and groves -
Grassland Dry siliceous grassland -
1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use % of IBA
agriculture 100
fisheries/aquaculture -
forestry -
hunting -
tourism/recreation -
urban/industrial/transport -
water management -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Vallée du Régino (France). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/vallée-du-régino-iba-france on 23/11/2024.