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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	1997	540-5,137 individuals	B1i, C3
Common Pochard Aythya ferina	VU	passage	1997	1,000-4,000 individuals	B1i, C3
Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata	LC	winter	1997	259-1,427 individuals	B1i, C3
Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata	LC	passage	1997	600 individuals	B1i, C3
Gadwall Mareca strepera	LC	winter	1997	33-818 individuals	B1i, C3
Gadwall Mareca strepera	LC	passage	1997	100-300 individuals	B1i, C3
European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus	LC	breeding	1991	15-25 breeding pairs	C6
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	passage	1997	500-5,000 individuals	A4i, B1i, C2
Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris	LC	breeding	1997	30-35 breeding pairs	B2, C2, C6
Common Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus	LC	breeding	1995	8-12 breeding pairs	C6
Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax	LC	breeding	1994	35-45 breeding pairs	C6
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea	LC	breeding	1994	150 breeding pairs	C2, C6
Little Egret Egretta garzetta	LC	breeding	1997	15-20 breeding pairs	C6
Eurasian Thick-knee Burhinus oedicnemus	LC	breeding	1991	10-15 breeding pairs	C6
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus	LC	breeding	1995	6-7 breeding pairs	C6
Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida	LC	breeding	1996	650-670 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i, B2, C2, C6
Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida	LC	passage	1996	1,000 individuals	A4i, B1i, C2
Black Tern Chlidonias niger	LC	breeding	1996	7-8 breeding pairs	C6
European Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus	LC	breeding	1991	8-15 breeding pairs	C6
Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus	LC	breeding	1991	55-60 breeding pairs	C6
Black Kite Milvus migrans	LC	breeding	1991	15-20 breeding pairs	C6
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis	LC	breeding	1991	50-75 breeding pairs	C6
Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio	LC	breeding	1991	50-75 breeding pairs	C6
A4iv Species group - soaring birds/cranes	n/a	passage	1997	500-5,000 individuals	B1iv, C5
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter	1997	20,000-49,999 individuals	A4iii, C4
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage	1997	20,000-49,999 individuals	A4iii, C4

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2000) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	Etang Massé (L')	Terrain acquis par un conservatoire d'espaces naturels	1
-	Brandes de Bellebouche (Les)	Terrain acquis par un conservatoire d'espaces naturels	<1
-	FRN057	Hunting Reserve	1
1985	Chérine	Réserve naturelle nationale	1
1989	Brenne	Parc naturel régional	100
1991	La Brenne	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	100
1994	Grande Brenne	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	100
2013	Brenne	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	100
2014	Terres et étangs de Brenne, Massé, Foucault	Regional Nature Reserve	1

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial	Perennial crops, orchards and groves, Ruderal land	-
Forest	Mixed woodland	-
Grassland	Dry siliceous grassland	-
Shrubland	Heathland	-
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Water fringe vegetation	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Brenne centrale (France). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/brenne-centrale-iba-france on 22/11/2024.