FR101
Estuaire de la Charente


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 Current IUCN Red List Category Season Year(s) Population estimate at site IBA criteria met
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea LC breeding 1997 27 breeding pairs C6
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta LC winter 1991 300 individuals B2
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus LC breeding 1996 12-20 breeding pairs C6
Red Knot Calidris canutus NT passage 1991 5,000 individuals B1i, C3
Bluethroat Luscinia svecica LC breeding 1997 25-50 breeding pairs C6

The current IUCN Red List category 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)
Vallée de la Charente (basse vallée) Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 10,723 protected area overlaps with site 4,814
RIVES DE CHARENTE Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral 401 protected area contained by site 0
Pertuis charentais - Rochebonne Marine Protected Area (OSPAR) 817,900 protected area is adjacent to site 0
Pertuis charentais - Rochebonne Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) 819,258 protected area is adjacent to site 0
Pertuis charentais Marine Protected Area (OSPAR) 456,000 protected area is adjacent to site 0
Pertuis Charentais Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 456,027 protected area is adjacent to site 0
Marais de Rochefort Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 13,604 protected area is adjacent to site 0
Marais de Brouage; Ile d'Oléron Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) 26,080 protected area is adjacent to site 0
Marais de Brouage (et marais nord d'Oléron) Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 26,095 protected area is adjacent to site 0
ILE MADAME Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral 5 protected area contained by site 0
Estuaire et basse vallée de la Charente Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) 10,700 protected area overlaps with site 4,814
Estuaire de la Gironde et de la mer des Pertuis Parc naturel marin 650,000 protected area overlaps with site 0
ESTUAIRE DE CHARENTE - RIVE DROITE Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral 144 protected area overlaps with site 0
Anse de Fouras; baie d'Yves, marais de Rochefort Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) 13,604 protected area is adjacent to site 0

Habitats

Habitat (IUCN level 1) Habitat detail Extent (% of site)
Grassland Humid grasslands -
Marine Coastal/Supratidal -
Artificial/Terrestrial Highly improved re-seeded landscapes, Arable land, Perennial crops, orchards and groves -
Marine Neritic -
Marine Intertidal -
For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.

Land use

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


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Estuaire de la Charente. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/estuaire-de-la-charente-iba-france on 10/12/2023.