Short-toed snake eagle

Beyond the exceptional nature of its landscape, the site of the Daluis gorges also has a wide diversity of flora and fauna, with several plant and animal species which are of interest on a European scale. With a wingspan of around 1.7m, the underside of this snake-eating bird of prey’s wings are white with thin black stripes; it is estimated that a family of short-toed snake eagles (2 adults and a single juvenile) eat five serpents per day. A migratory species, it comes to reproduce in these mountains at the end of March, tirelessly flying over moor and scree seeking out an adder or a grass snake.