BirdLife Data Zone

FR014

Golfe du Morbihan et Etier de Penerf

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IBA Criteria

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	1997	4,860-8,360 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator	LC	winter	1997	1,530-1,965 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator	LC	passage	1997	2,000 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna	LC	winter	1997	2,450-4,250 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata	LC	winter	1997	180-652 individuals	B1i, C3
Northern Pintail Anas acuta	LC	winter	1997	1,075-2,350 individuals	B1i, C3
Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis	LC	winter	1997	970-1,493 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia	LC	passage	1997	20-60 individuals	B1i, C2
Little Egret Egretta garzetta	LC	breeding	1991	50-100 breeding pairs	C6
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta	LC	winter	1997	515-905 individuals	B1i, B2, C2
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta	LC	breeding	1997	140-142 breeding pairs	B3, C6
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus	LC	breeding	1995	54 breeding pairs	C6
Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola	LC	winter	1997	1,720-2,510 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Dunlin Calidris alpina	LC	winter	1997	15,200-29,780 individuals	A4i, B1i, B2, C3
Common Redshank Tringa totanus	LC	passage	1997	1,000-2,000 individuals	B1i, C3
Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus	LC	breeding	1991	100-500 breeding pairs	B3
Common Tern Sterna hirundo	LC	breeding	1991	50-200 breeding pairs	C6
Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus	LC	breeding	1991	5-8 breeding pairs	C6
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter	1997	20,000-49,999 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

IBA Protection

Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Zone de tranquilité pour l'avifaune de l'ouest du golfe du Morbihan	Arrêté de protection de biotope	473	protected area contained by site	0
Treac'h er Goured	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral	52	protected area overlaps with site	0
Rivière de Penerf; marais de Suscinio	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	4,912	protected area overlaps with site	3,126
Rivière de Pénerf	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	4,495	protected area overlaps with site	4,495
RIVES DU VINCIN	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral	43	protected area overlaps with site	0
Ria d'Etel	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	4,259	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Pointes Nord de la Presqu'Ile de Rhuys	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral	10	protected area overlaps with site	0
POINTE DES POULAINS	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral	15	protected area overlaps with site	0
POINTE DES EMIGRES	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral	30	protected area overlaps with site	0
Plateau du Four	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	4,208	protected area contained by site	0
Mor Braz	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	40,276	protected area contained by site	39,490
Massif dunaire Gâvres-Quiberon et zones humides associées	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	6,818	protected area overlaps with site	0
Massif dunaire Gavres-Quiberon et zones humides associées	Marine Protected Area (OSPAR)	6,800	protected area overlaps with site	0
MARAIS SINAGOTS	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral	355	protected area overlaps with site	0
Marais salants de Guérande; traicts du Croisic, dunes de Pen Bron	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	3,622	protected area overlaps with site	389
Marais salants de Guérande; traicts du Croisic et dunes de Pen-Bron	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	4,376	protected area overlaps with site	0
Marais salants de Guérande et du Més	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	5,200	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Marais du Mès; baie et dunes de Pont-Mahé, étang du Pont de Fer	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	2,688	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Marais du Mès; baie et dunes de Pont-Mahé, étang du Pont de Fer	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	2,688	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Marais de Séné	Réserve naturelle nationale	410	protected area overlaps with site	410
MARAIS DE PENERF	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral	40	protected area overlaps with site	0
MARAIS DE PEN AN TOUL	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral	38	protected area is adjacent to site	0
MARAIS DE NOYALO	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral	6	protected area overlaps with site	0
Marais de Duer	Arrêté de protection de biotope	21	protected area contained by site	0
landes et Prairies de L'Ile aux Moines	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral	53	protected area contained by site	0
KERPENHIR - LOPEREC	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral	103	protected area overlaps with site	0
ILUR	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral	38	protected area contained by site	0
Ilots du golfe du Morbihan et abords	Arrêté de protection de biotope	50	protected area overlaps with site	0
Ilot de Rion	Arrêté de protection de biotope	2	protected area contained by site	0
Iles Houat-Hoedic	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	17,770	protected area overlaps with site	0
Iles Houat-Hoëdic	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	17,322	protected area overlaps with site	16,870
ILE DUMET	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral	8	protected area contained by site	0
ILE AUX CHEVAUX	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral	4	protected area contained by site	0
Golfe du Morbihan; côte ouest de Rhuys	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	20,577	protected area overlaps with site	13,950
Golfe du Morbihan, côte Ouest de Rhuys	Marine Protected Area (OSPAR)	20,500	protected area overlaps with site	0
Golfe du Morbihan	Parc naturel régional	64,125	protected area overlaps with site	0
Golfe du Morbihan	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	9,502	protected area overlaps with site	7,123
Golfe du Morbihan	Réserve nationale de chasse et de faune sauvage	7,358	protected area contained by site	1,500
Golfe du Morbihan	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	23,000	protected area overlaps with site	18,800
FR014	Private Reserve	30	protected area contained by site	30
Estuaire de la Vilaine	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	4,769	protected area is adjacent to site	0
DUNES ET MARAIS DU FORT	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral	37	protected area overlaps with site	0
COTE SAUVAGE	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral	201	protected area overlaps with site	0
Belle Île en mer	Marine Protected Area (OSPAR)	17,300	protected area overlaps with site	0
Belle Ile en mer	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	17,331	protected area overlaps with site	0
Baie de Vilaine	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	6,851	protected area overlaps with site	1,853
Baie de Quiberon	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	905	protected area is adjacent to site	0

Habitats

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Shrubland	Heathland	-
Wetlands (inland)	Standing brackish and salt water, Water fringe vegetation	-
Sea	Sea inlets and coastal features	-
Coastline	Sea cliffs and rocky shores, Rock stacks and islets, Lagoons, Mud flats & sand flats, Salt marshes, Shingle & stony beaches	-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land use

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

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

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Golfe du Morbihan et Etier de Penerf. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 21/05/2022.