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Country/territory: France

IBA Criteria met: A1, A4i, B1i, C1, C3, C6 (2000)
For more information about IBA criteria please click here

Area: 3,100 ha

Protection status:

Ligue Pour La Protection des Oiseaux

Site description
Saltwater and freshwater lagoons with reedbeds (Phragmites), sand-dunes, beaches, rocky coast, wet meadows, agricultural and uncultivated land.

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

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2021) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Marais de la Baie d'Audierne. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 12/04/2021.