Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2000
Populations of IBA trigger speciesSpecies | Current IUCN Red List Category | Season | Year(s) of estimate | Population estimate | IBA Criteria Triggered |
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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) |
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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) |
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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 | - |
Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
---|---|
agriculture | - |
fisheries/aquaculture | - |
hunting | - |
urban/industrial/transport | - |
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.