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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)	10–20 pairs	C6
Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres	NT	winter (1997)	575–1,480 birds	A4i, B1i, C3
Dunlin Calidris alpina	NT	winter (1997)	10,000–12,800 birds	B2
Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus	LC	breeding (1991)	350 pairs	B3
Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus	LC	breeding (1991)	440 pairs	B3
Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii	LC	breeding (1996)	105–110 pairs	A4i, B1i, B2, C2
Common Tern Sterna hirundo	LC	breeding (1991)	190–210 pairs	C6
Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis	LC	breeding (1997)	750–1,100 pairs	A4i, B1i, B2, C2, C6
Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax	LC	breeding (1991)	12–13 pairs	C6
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter (1997)	50,000-99,999 birds	A4iii, C4

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	FR012	Private Reserve (-)	<1
-	Baie de Morlaix	Hunting Reserve (-)	1
-	Baie de Carantec	Hunting Reserve (-)	<1
1982	BEG AN FRY	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral (IV)	<1
1991	Ilots de la baie de Morlaix (marin)	Arrêté de protection de biotope (IV)	<1
1991	Ilots de la baie de Morlaix (terrestre)	Arrêté de protection de biotope (IV)	<1
1997	Penn ar C'hleger	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral (IV)	<1
2010	POINTE DE PERHARIDY	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral (IV)	<1
2012	Baie de Morlaix	Marine Protected Area (OSPAR) (UA)	15
2014	BAIE DE MORLAIX	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral (IV)	<1

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Marine Intertidal	major (>10)
Marine Neritic	major (>10)
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	minor (<10)

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Baies de Morlaix et de Carantec (France). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/baies-de-morlaix-et-de-carantec-iba-france on 23/12/2024.