FR007
Archipel de Molène


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2000 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:
Species Red List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
European Storm-petrel Hydrobates pelagicus LC breeding (1991) 150–200 pairs C6
Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus LC breeding (1991) 6,000–6,500 pairs A4i, B1i, B3, C3
Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus LC breeding (1991) 400–450 pairs B3
Arctic Herring Gull Larus smithsonianus LC breeding (1991) 5,500 pairs B1i
Little Tern Sternula albifrons LC breeding (1991) 10–40 pairs C6
A4iii Species group - seabirds n/a breeding (1991) 12,000–13,000 pairs A4iii, C4

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
- FR007 Hunting Reserve (-) 92
- FR007 Private Reserve (-) <1
1988 Iroise UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve (UA) 100
1992 Iroise Réserve naturelle nationale (IV) <1
2003 Iles D'Iroise Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral (IV) <1
2007 Iroise Marine Protected Area (OSPAR) (UA) 100
2007 Iroise Parc naturel marin (V) 100

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Marine Coastal/Supratidal -
Marine Intertidal -
Marine Neritic -

Land use

Land use % of IBA
fisheries/aquaculture -
hunting -
tourism/recreation -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Archipel de Molène (France). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/archipel-de-molène-iba-france on 24/12/2024.