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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Brent Goose Branta bernicla | LC | winter | 1997 | 1,420-3,610 individuals | A4i, B1i, C3 |
Greater Scaup Aythya marila | LC | winter | 1997 | 1,950-5,440 individuals | B2 |
Northern Pintail Anas acuta | LC | winter | 1997 | 108-691 individuals | B1i, C3 |
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta | LC | winter | 1997 | 1,294-2,103 individuals | A4i, B1i, B2, C2 |
Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata | NT | winter | 1997 | 215-1,596 individuals | B2 |
A4iii Species group - waterbirds | n/a | winter | 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) |
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Mor Braz | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 40,276 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
Marais salants de Guérande et du Més | Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance | 5,200 | protected area overlaps with 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 overlaps with site | 206 |
Marais du Mès; baie et dunes de Pont-Mahé, étang du Pont de Fer | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 2,688 | protected area overlaps with site | 209 |
MARAIS DE PENESTIN | Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral | 78 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Ilots du golfe du Morbihan et abords | Arrêté de protection de biotope | 50 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Golfe du Morbihan | Parc naturel régional | 64,125 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
FR016 | Hunting Reserve | 500 | protected area contained by site | 500 |
Estuaire de la Vilaine | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 4,769 | protected area overlaps with site | 3,585 |
DUNES ET MARAIS DE SAINT-ELOI | Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral | 1 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
Brière | Parc naturel régional | 54,881 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
Baie de Vilaine | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 6,851 | protected area overlaps with site | 3,823 |
IUCN Habitat | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
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Wetlands (inland) | Tidal rivers and enclosed tidal waters | - |
Sea | Sea inlets and coastal features | - |
Coastline | Shingle & stony beaches, Sand dunes & beaches, Salt marshes, Mud flats & sand flats, Sea cliffs and rocky shores | - |
Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
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fisheries/aquaculture | - |
hunting | - |
tourism/recreation | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Baie de Vilaine. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 18/05/2022.