Brenne: Forêt de la Petite-Brenne (France) IBA | Details

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Brenne: Forêt de la Petite-Brenne

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

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-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax	LC	breeding (1991)	5 pairs	C6
European Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus	LC	breeding (1991)	10 pairs	C6
Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus	LC	breeding (1991)	5 pairs	C6
Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus	LC	breeding (1991)	10 pairs	C6

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1989	Brenne	Parc naturel régional (V)	100

Habitats

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	-	Perennial crops, orchards and groves
Forest	-	Broadleaved deciduous woodland
Grassland	-	Humid grasslands
Shrubland	-	Heathland
Wetlands (inland)	-	Standing freshwater

Land use

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

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Brenne: Forêt de la Petite-Brenne (France). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/brenne:-forêt-de-la-petite-brenne-iba-france on 27/12/2024.