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Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
The site includes a river, ponds, marshes and aquatic vegetation, meadows, arable fields and abandoned fields.
The site holds 20,000 or more waterbirds in winter, on a regular basis (including
Aythya fuligula 2,000;
Fulica atra 4,000 and
Vanellus vanellus 5,000). Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria:
Aythya nyroca (wintering).
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
Illegal hunting and recreation are the main threats; both cause disturbance to birds.
National Low
International None70 ha of IBA covered by Private Reserve (70 ha).
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.