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
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 (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Baie de Bourgneuf et marais breton. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 03/10/2022.
