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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
Brent Goose Branta bernicla	LC	winter	1991	2,420-4,000 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Northern Pintail Anas acuta	LC	winter	1991	220-616 individuals	B1i, C3
Haematopus ostralegus	NR	winter	1991	1,600-9,750 individuals	B1i, C3
Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica	NT	winter	1991	500-980 individuals	B2
Dunlin Calidris alpina	LC	winter	1991	3,000-4,450 individuals	B2
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter	1991	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.

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)
SAINT-ILAN	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral	11	protected area overlaps with site	0
POINTE DU ROSELIER	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral	34	protected area overlaps with site	0
COTE DE PENTHIEVRE	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral	38	protected area overlaps with site	0
Baie de Saint-Brieuc - Est	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	14,372	protected area overlaps with site	2,059
Baie de Saint-Brieuc - Est	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	13,487	protected area overlaps with site	2,009
Baie de Saint-Brieuc	Marine Protected Area (OSPAR)	1,100	protected area overlaps with site	0
Baie de Saint-Brieuc	Réserve naturelle nationale	1,140	protected area overlaps with site	0
Baie de Saint Brieuc	Hunting Reserve	650	protected area contained by site	650
Baie de Saint Brieuc	Nature Reserve	1,140	protected area contained by site	1,140

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Coastline	Mud flats & sand flats	-
Sea	Sea inlets and coastal features	-
Marine Neritic		-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
fisheries/aquaculture	-
hunting	-
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: Baie de Saint-Brieuc. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 29/03/2023.