Key Biodiversity Areas

Central Valais between Sierre and Visp (3280)
Switzerland, Europe

Other species not triggering KBA criteria


Taxonomic groupScientific nameCommon nameIUCN Red List CategoryYear
AvesMontifringilla nivalisWhite-winged SnowfinchLR/lc2000link-icon
AvesMonticola saxatilisRufous-tailed Rock-thrushLR/lc2000link-icon
AvesAquila chrysaetosGolden EagleLR/lc2000link-icon
AvesSerinus citrinellaLR/lc2000link-icon
AvesAlectoris graecaRock PartridgeLR/lc2000link-icon
AvesFalco peregrinusPeregrine FalconLR/lc2000link-icon
AvesPrunella collarisAlpine AccentorLR/lc2000link-icon
AvesJynx torquillaEurasian WryneckLR/lc2000link-icon
AvesPhoenicurus phoenicurusCommon RedstartLR/lc2000link-icon
AvesTichodroma murariaWallcreeperLR/lc2000link-icon
AvesPyrrhocorax graculusYellow-billed ChoughLR/lc2000link-icon
AvesTurdus torquatusRing OuzelLR/lc2000link-icon

Recommended citation


Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership (2025) Key Biodiversity Areas factsheet: Central Valais between Sierre and Visp. Extracted from the World Database of Key Biodiversity Areas. Developed by the Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership: BirdLife International, IUCN, American Bird Conservancy, Amphibian Survival Alliance, Conservation International, Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund, Global Environment Facility, Re:wild, NatureServe, Rainforest Trust, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, World Wildlife Fund and Wildlife Conservation Society. Downloaded from https://keybiodiversityareas.org/ on Dec 17, 2025.