Data Zone
Country/territory: France
IBA criteria met: A1, A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2, B3, C1, C2, C3, C4, C6 (2000)
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Area: 6,450 ha
Site description (2000 baseline)
The site encompasses rivers, streams, wet meadows and Populus plantations.
Key biodiversity
This is the best site in France for breeding Crex crex. The site holds 20,000 or more waterbirds on passage, on a regular basis.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Basses Vallées Angevines (France). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/basses-vallées-angevines-iba-france on 22/11/2024.