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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

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

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

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

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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.