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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
White-winged Scoter Melanitta deglandi	LC	winter	1997	1,074-3,403 individuals	B2
Greater Scaup Aythya marila	LC	winter	1997	35-300 individuals	B2
Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus	VU	winter	1991	10-100 individuals	B1i, C2
Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus	LC	passage	1997	1,000-10,000 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus	LC	passage	1997	1,000-10,000 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Little Tern Sternula albifrons	LC	passage	1991	100-500 individuals	B1i, C2
Common Tern Sterna hirundo	LC	passage	1991	1,000-10,000 individuals	A4i, B1i, C2
Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis	LC	passage	1991	1,000-10,000 individuals	A4i, B1i, C2
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage	1997	20,000 individuals	A4iii, C4

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.

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Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
MARAIS DE VILLERS - BLONVILLE	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral	40	protected area overlaps with site	0
Littoral augeron	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	21,420	protected area overlaps with site	21,420
FALAISES DES VACHES NOIRES	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral	97	protected area contained by site	0
Estuaire et marais de la Basse Seine	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	18,840	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Estuaire de la Seine	Marine Protected Area (OSPAR)	10,900	protected area overlaps with site	0
Estuaire de la Seine	Réserve naturelle nationale	8,528	protected area overlaps with site	0
Estuaire de la Seine	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	11,341	protected area overlaps with site	0
Estuaire de la Seine	Marine Protected Area (OSPAR)	8,400	protected area overlaps with site	0
Estuaire de l'Orne	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	1,000	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Estuaire de l'Orne	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral	349	protected area overlaps with site	0
Baie de Seine orientale	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	44,402	protected area overlaps with site	20,270

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Marine Intertidal		-
Marine Neritic		-
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

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

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Littoral Augeron. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 29/03/2023.