Data Zone
The site was identified as important in 2000 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.
Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species'):| Species | Current IUCN Red List Category | Season | Year(s) | Population estimate at site | IBA criteria met |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spotted Crake Porzana porzana | LC | breeding | 1991 | 5-50 breeding pairs | B3, C6 |
| Common Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus | LC | breeding | 1991 | 5-50 breeding pairs | B2, C6 |
The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2000).
| Protected area (PA) | PA designation | PA area (ha) | Relationship of PA with IBA | Overlap of PA with IBA (ha) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marais de Manteyer et de la roche des Arnauds | Arrêté de protection de biotope | 62 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
| Marais de Manteyer | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 66 | protected area contained by site | 56 |
| FR265 | Hunting Reserve | 62 | protected area contained by site | 62 |
| Habitat (IUCN level 1) | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
|---|---|---|
| Shrubland | Heathland | - |
| Grassland | Humid grasslands, Mesophile grasslands | - |
| Wetlands (inland) | Standing freshwater, Water fringe vegetation | - |
| Artificial/Terrestrial | Arable land, Perennial crops, orchards and groves | - |
| Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
|---|---|
| agriculture | - |
| hunting | - |
| urban/industrial/transport | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Marais de Manteyer. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/marais-de-manteyer-iba-france on 01/10/2023.
