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