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Basse Vallée du Doubs : Dole Sud


IBA Justification

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

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


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
- Morte de la Roz Terrain acquis par un conservatoire d'espaces naturels <1
1982 Ile du Girard Réserve naturelle nationale 1
1995 Basse vallée du Doubs Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 30
1995 Prairies inondables de la basse vallée du Doubs jusqu'à l'amont de Navilly Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 12
2004 Basse vallée du Doubs et étangs associés Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) 22
2005 Basse vallée du Doubs Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) 30

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
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 -
1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

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


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 22/11/2024.