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Iles du Haut-Rhône


Country/territory: France

IBA criteria met: B1i, C3, C6 (2000)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here

Area: 3,400 ha

Ligue Pour La Protection des Oiseaux

Site description (2000 baseline)
A large river bordered by riverine forest, ponds, heathland, orchards and arable fields.

Key biodiversity
The site is important for breeding herons and wintering waterbirds. Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria: Aythya nyroca (wintering).


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Iles du Haut-Rhône. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/iles-du-haut-rhône-iba-france on 19/03/2024.