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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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.
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Protection status:
Protected Area | Designation | Area (ha) | Relationship with IBA | Overlap with IBA (ha) |
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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) |
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Wetlands (inland) | Standing freshwater, Water fringe vegetation | - |
Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
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fisheries/aquaculture | - |
hunting | - |
tourism/recreation | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2021) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Lac Léman (partie française). Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 15/04/2021.