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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') at the site:

Species	Red List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Brent Goose Branta bernicla	LC	winter	1991	2,420-4,000 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Northern Pintail Anas acuta	LC	winter	1991	220-616 individuals	B1i, C3
Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus	NT	winter	1991	1,600-9,750 individuals	B1i, C3
Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica	NT	winter	1991	500-980 individuals	B2
Dunlin Calidris alpina	NT	winter	1991	3,000-4,450 individuals	B2
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter	1991	min 20,000 individuals	A4iii, C4

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2000) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	Baie de Saint Brieuc	Hunting Reserve	21
1995	Baie de Saint-Brieuc - Est	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	66
1998	Baie de Saint-Brieuc	Réserve naturelle nationale	31
1998	Baie de Saint Brieuc	Nature Reserve	36
2003	POINTE DU ROSELIER	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral	<1
2003	COTE DE PENTHIEVRE	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral	<1
2006	Baie de Saint-Brieuc	Marine Protected Area (OSPAR)	31
2008	Baie de Saint-Brieuc - Est	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	64
2015	SAINT-ILAN	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral	<1

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Marine Intertidal		-
Marine Neritic		-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Baie de Saint-Brieuc (France). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/baie-de-saint-brieuc-iba-france on 23/11/2024.