Data Zone
Country/territory: France
IBA criteria met: A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2, B3, C2, C3, C4, C6 (2000)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here
Area: 47,000 ha
Site description (baseline)
A bay with saltwater and freshwater lagoons, saltwater marshes, mudflats and wet meadows.
Key biodiversity
The site holds 20,000 or more waterbirds on passage and in winter, on a regular basis. Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria: Haliaeetus albicilla (passage).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Baie de Bourgneuf et marais breton. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/2386 on 29/05/2023.
