FR041
Forêts du Perche


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2000 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species'):
Species Red List Category Season Year(s) Population estimate at site IBA criteria met
European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus LC breeding 1991 10-100 breeding pairs C6
European Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus LC breeding 1991 50-100 breeding pairs B3, C6
Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus LC breeding 1991 1-10 breeding pairs C6
Grey-faced Woodpecker Picus canus LC breeding 1991 10-100 breeding pairs B2, C6
Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius LC breeding 1991 10-100 breeding pairs C6
Woodlark Lullula arborea LC breeding 1991 10 breeding pairs C6

The current IUCN Red List category (shown above) may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2000).


IBA Protection

Protected area (PA) PA designation PA area (ha) Relationship of PA with IBA Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Tourbière des Froux Réserve biologique 9 protected area overlaps with site 0
Rivière la Cance et ses affluents Arrêté de protection de biotope 19 protected area overlaps with site 0
Perche Parc naturel régional 194,139 protected area overlaps with site 0
Marais de Boizard Arrêté de protection de biotope 10 protected area overlaps with site 0
Forets; etangs et tourbieres du Haut-Perche Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 3,670 protected area overlaps with site 3,146
Forêts et étangs du Perche Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) 47,681 protected area overlaps with site 42,889
Etang de la Benette (L') Terrain acquis par un conservatoire d'espaces naturels 14 protected area contained by site 0
Etang de la Benette Arrêté de protection de biotope 14 protected area contained by site 0
Cuesta cénomanienne du Perche d'Eure-et-Loir Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 350 protected area overlaps with site 75
Clairière forestière de Bresolettes Réserve naturelle régionale 780 protected area contained by site 0
Arc forestier du Perche d'Eure-et-Loir Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 522 protected area overlaps with site 493

Habitats

Habitat (IUCN level 1) Habitat detail Extent (% of site)
Forest Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Native coniferous woodland, Mixed woodland -
Shrubland Heathland -
Grassland Humid grasslands -
Wetlands (inland) Standing freshwater, Rivers and streams, Raised bogs, Water fringe vegetation -
Artificial/Terrestrial Highly improved re-seeded landscapes, Arable land, Perennial crops, orchards and groves -
For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.

Land use

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


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Forêts du Perche. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/forêts-du-perche-iba-france on 19/03/2024.