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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

Protection status:

Ligue Pour La Protection des Oiseaux

Site description
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 (2019) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Baie de Bourgneuf et marais breton. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 24/04/2019.