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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2008

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population estimate	IBA Criteria Triggered
Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla	NT	passage	1989	30,600 individuals	A4i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	unknown	-	20,000-49,999 individuals	A4iii

Note: This table presents the IBA criteria triggered and the species that triggered then at the time of assessment, the current IUCN Red List category may vary from that which was in place at that time.

For more information about the IBA assessment process and criteria please click here

Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Héronnière de la Battures aux Loups Marins 3, L'Islet	Habitat faunique : Héronnière	9	protected area contained by site	0
Héronnière Battures aux Loups Marins 1, l'Islet	Habitat faunique : Héronnière	22	protected area contained by site	0
Battures aux Loups Marins (Petite-Rivière-Saint-François)	Faunal Habitat	14	protected area contained by site	14
Aire de concentration d'oiseaux aquatiques Batture aux Loups Marins	Habitat faunique : Aire de concentration d'oiseaux aquatiques	643	protected area contained by site	740

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Shrubland	Scrub	-
Grassland	Steppe & dry calcareous grassland	-
Sea	Sea inlets	-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
tourism/recreation	-

For further information about the land use classification please click here.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Battures aux Loups Marins. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 17/01/2022.