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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
Grey Partridge Perdix perdix	LC	breeding (1991)	100–500 pairs	C6
Western Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus	LC	breeding (1991)	100–500 pairs	C6
Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax	NT	breeding (1996)	5–10 pairs	C6
Bearded Vulture Gypaetus barbatus	NT	breeding (1991)	1 pairs	B2
White-backed Woodpecker Dendrocopos leucotos	LC	breeding (1991)	1–10 pairs	C6
Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax	LC	breeding (1991)	10–100 pairs	C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	FR209	Hunting Reserve (-)	10
1989	Luchon	Réserve biologique (IV)	4

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	50	Native coniferous woodland; Mixed woodland
Grassland	40	Alpine, subalpine and boreal grassland
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	9	Scree & boulders; Inland cliffs
Artificial/Terrestrial	-	Highly improved re-seeded landscapes; Arable land

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Vallées du Lis et de la Pique (France). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/vallées-du-lis-et-de-la-pique-iba-france on 23/12/2024.