FR044
Boucle de Pose et de Muids


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 Pochard Aythya ferina VU winter 1991 4,500-7,000 individuals B1i, C3
Greater Scaup Aythya marila LC winter 1991 10-100 individuals B2
Eurasian Thick-knee Burhinus oedicnemus LC breeding 1991 1-10 breeding pairs C6
European Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus LC breeding 1991 1-10 breeding pairs C6
Middle Spotted Woodpecker Leiopicus medius LC breeding 1991 1-10 breeding pairs C6
A4iii Species group - waterbirds n/a winter 1991-1996 33,010-39,100 individuals A4iii, C4

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
- FR045 Private Reserve 1
1995 Boucles de la Seine Amont d'Amfreville à Gaillon Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 13
2003 La Carrière du Plessis Arrêté de protection de biotope -
2006 Terrasses alluviales de la Seine Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) 22
2006 Iles et berges de la Seine dans l'Eure Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 3

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial Highly improved re-seeded landscapes, Arable land, Urban parks and gardens, Other urban and industrial areas, Ruderal land -
Forest Mixed woodland, Alluvial and very wet forest -
Shrubland Heathland -
Wetlands (inland) Standing freshwater, Rivers and streams, Water fringe vegetation -
1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

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


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Boucle de Pose et de Muids (France). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/boucle-de-pose-et-de-muids-iba-france on 23/11/2024.