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Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
The site consists of heathland and grassland, arable land and woodland.
This is an important site for passage and wintering
Grus grus and breeding raptors. The site is a major migratory bottleneck, where more than 20,000
Grus grus regularly pass.
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
The site is seriously threatened by drainage and the construction of access roads.
National None
International Partial10,200 ha of IBA covered by Special Protection Area (Champ de tir du Poteau, 10,200 ha).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Champ de Tir du Poteau (France). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/champ-de-tir-du-poteau-iba-france on 27/12/2024.
