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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
Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix	LC	breeding (1991)	15–100 pairs	C6
Eurasian Pygmy-owl Glaucidium passerinum	LC	breeding (1991)	10 pairs	C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	FR266	Biological Reserve (-)	56
1991	Bois des Ayes	Réserve biologique (IV)	51

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	80	Native coniferous woodland
Shrubland	18	Heathland
Wetlands (inland)	-	Fens, transition mires and springs

Land use	% of IBA
forestry	100
hunting	100
agriculture	10

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Bois des Ayes (France). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/bois-des-ayes-iba-france on 23/12/2024.