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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 pairs	B2
Corsican Nuthatch Sitta whiteheadi	VU	breeding (1991)	50–250 pairs	A1, A3, B2, C1, C2, C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1972	Corse	Parc naturel régional (V)	100
2017	Massif du Monte Ritondu	Corsican Nature Reserve (IV)	43

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	-	Native coniferous woodland; Broadleaved evergreen woodland
Grassland	-	Alpine, subalpine and boreal grassland
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	-	Scree & boulders; Inland cliffs
Shrubland	-	Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis
Wetlands (inland)	-	Standing freshwater; Rivers and streams

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
hunting	-
tourism/recreation	-

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