FR009
Cap Sizun


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 IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key species') at the site:
Species Red List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
European Shag Gulosus aristotelis LC breeding (1991) 200 breeding pairs B3

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
- Cap Sizun Hunting Reserve (-) 85
- FR009 Private Reserve (-) 5
2007 Iroise Marine Protected Area (OSPAR) (UA) 6
2007 Iroise Parc naturel marin (V) 6
2014 ILOTS DE GOULIEN Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral (IV) <1

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Marine Coastal/Supratidal -
Marine Intertidal -
Marine Neritic -
Shrubland - Heathland

Land use

Land use % of IBA
agriculture -
fisheries/aquaculture -
tourism/recreation -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Cap Sizun (France). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/cap-sizun-iba-france on 06/01/2025.