Data Zone
Country/territory: France
IBA Criteria met: B2, C6 (2000)
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Area: 44,100 ha
Site description
Lakes with marshes, surrounded by woodlands, wet meadows, grassland and arable land.
Key biodiversity
This is an important site for birds breeding in reedbeds (Phragmites) and forests. Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria: Aythya nyroca (passage); Haliaeetus albicilla (passage, wintering); Crex crex (breeding).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2021) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Etangs d'Argonne. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 07/12/2021.
