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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2000

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population estimate	IBA Criteria Triggered
Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax	NT	passage	1991	25-100 individuals	A1, C1
Black-crowned Night-heron Nycticorax nycticorax	LC	breeding	1991	100 breeding pairs	C6
Little Egret Egretta garzetta	LC	breeding	1991	1-10 breeding pairs	C6
Little Tern Sternula albifrons	LC	breeding	1991	1-10 breeding pairs	C6
Common Tern Sterna hirundo	LC	breeding	1991	50-100 breeding pairs	C6

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

Protection status:

Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Vallée de la Loire entre Imphy et Decize	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1,850	protected area overlaps with site	101
VALLEE DE LA LOIRE ENTRE DEVAY ET DIGOIN - FR2600967	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	2,974	protected area overlaps with site	2,677
Vallée de la Loire de Iguerande à Decize	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	23,643	protected area overlaps with site	22,738
VALLEE ALLUVIALE DE LA LOIRE - FR8301020	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	2,937	protected area overlaps with site	2,617
VAL DE LOIRE DE IGUERANDE A DIGOIN - FR2600964	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	4,709	protected area contained by site	4,709
Val de Loire Bourbonnais	Regional Nature Reserve	308	protected area contained by site	0
Loire bourguignonne	Regional Nature Reserve	740	protected area contained by site	0
Les Grands Verzianx	Hunting Reserve	0	protected area contained by site	0
Le grand pré	Terrain acquis par un conservatoire d'espaces naturels	7	protected area contained by site	0
Landes sèches et milieux tourbeux du bois du Breuil	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	356	protected area overlaps with site	158
Ile de brain	Terrain acquis par un conservatoire d'espaces naturels	55	protected area overlaps with site	0
Bords de Loire entre Iguerande et Decize	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	11,453	protected area overlaps with site	0

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Alluvial and very wet forest	-
Grassland	Humid grasslands	-
Wetlands (inland)	Shingle or stony beaches, Standing freshwater, Rivers and streams	-
Artificial/Terrestrial	Perennial crops, orchards and groves	-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-
hunting	-
urban/industrial/transport	-

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2021) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Vallée de la Loire: Pit majeur d'Iguerande à Décize. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 04/03/2021.