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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
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula	LC	winter	1997	4,671-19,823 individuals	A4i
Greater Scaup Aythya marila	LC	winter	1997	3-13 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus	LC	winter	1997	1,584-9,351 individuals	B1i, C3
Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus	LC	passage	1997	20,000 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage	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

Protection status:

Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Rives du Lac Léman	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	1,915	protected area overlaps with site	3,335
PRE CURIEUX	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral	3	protected area overlaps with site	0
LE MIROIR	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral	10	protected area overlaps with site	0
Lac Léman	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1,376	protected area overlaps with site	0
Lac Léman	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	1,251	protected area overlaps with site	1,130
LA GRYERE	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral	2	protected area overlaps with site	0
LA CHATAIGNIERE	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral	11	protected area overlaps with site	0
Hermance	Hunting Reserve	520	protected area contained by site	520
DOMAINE DE GUIDOU	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral	85	protected area overlaps with site	0
Delta de la Dranse	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	53	protected area overlaps with site	47
Delta de la Dranse	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	53	protected area overlaps with site	47
Delta de la Dranse	Réserve naturelle nationale	52	protected area overlaps with site	52
CORZENT	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral	5	protected area overlaps with site	0
Baie de Sciez	Hunting Reserve	1,920	protected area contained by site	1,920

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Water fringe vegetation	-

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 (2021) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Lac Léman (partie française). Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 15/04/2021.