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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
Eurasian Thick-knee Burhinus oedicnemus	LC	breeding (1991)	7 pairs	C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1995	Vexin français	Parc naturel régional (V)	42
2009	Boucle de Moisson	Réserve naturelle régionale (IV)	5
2009	Coteaux de la Seine	Réserve naturelle nationale (IV)	<1

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	-	Arable land; Perennial crops, orchards and groves; Urban parks and gardens; Other urban and industrial areas; Ruderal land
Forest	-	Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Mixed woodland
Grassland	-	Dry siliceous grassland
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	-	Inland cliffs
Shrubland	-	Heathland
Wetlands (inland)	-	Standing freshwater; Rivers and streams; Water fringe vegetation

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
forestry	-
hunting	-
tourism/recreation	-
urban/industrial/transport	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Boucle de Moisson (France). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/boucle-de-moisson-iba-france on 24/12/2024.