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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
Common Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus	LC	breeding (1991)	10–15 pairs	C6
Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax	LC	breeding (1991)	40–60 pairs	C6
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea	LC	breeding (1991)	10–20 pairs	C6
Eurasian Thick-knee Burhinus oedicnemus	LC	breeding (1995)	2 pairs	C6
Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus	LC	breeding (1991)	1–5 pairs	C6
Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus	LC	breeding (1991)	5–10 pairs	C6
Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus	LC	breeding (1991)	10–20 pairs	C6
Black Kite Milvus migrans	LC	breeding (1991)	10–20 pairs	C6
European Bee-eater Merops apiaster	LC	breeding (1991)	10–100 pairs	B2
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis	LC	breeding (1991)	10–100 pairs	B2, C6
Bluethroat Luscinia svecica	LC	breeding (1991)	80 pairs	C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Morte de la Roz	Terrain acquis par un conservatoire d'espaces naturels (IV)	<1
1982	Ile du Girard	Réserve naturelle nationale (IV)	1

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	-	Highly improved re-seeded landscapes; Arable land
Forest	-	Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Alluvial and very wet forest
Grassland	-	Humid grasslands
Wetlands (inland)	-	Rivers and streams; Water fringe vegetation

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-
hunting	-
urban/industrial/transport	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Basse Vallée du Doubs : Dole Sud (France). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/basse-vallée-du-doubs-:-dole-sud-iba-france on 22/12/2024.