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Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
Wooded sand-dunes (with
Pinus and
Quercus), marshes, ponds, wet meadows and abandoned fields.
This site is important for breeding raptors as a stop-over area for migratory waterbirds.
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
The illegal hunting of breeding and migrating birds of prey is still common at this site.
National Partial
International Partial600 ha of IBA covered by Nature Reserve (Etang de Cousseau, 600 ha). 600 ha of IBA covered by Special Protection Area (Etang de Cousseau, 600 ha).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Côte Médocaine: dunes boisées et dépressions humides (France). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/côte-médocaine:-dunes-boisées-et-dépressions-humides-iba-france on 22/12/2024.
