Estuaire de la Gironde : marais du Nord Médoc (France) IBA | Details

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Estuaire de la Gironde : marais du Nord Médoc

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
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta	LC	winter (1997)	51–160 birds	B2
Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus	LC	breeding (1997)	1–10 pairs	C6
Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus	LC	breeding (1991)	20–30 pairs	C6
Black Kite Milvus migrans	LC	breeding (1991)	10–100 pairs	B2, C6
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis	LC	breeding (1991)	10–100 pairs	B2, C6
Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio	LC	breeding (1991)	100–500 pairs	B2, C6
Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator	NT	breeding (1991)	10–100 pairs	B2

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
2003	LES MATTES DE PALADON	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral (IV)	2
2015	Estuaire de la Gironde et de la mer des Pertuis	Parc naturel marin (V)	38

Habitats

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	major (>10)	Arable land; Perennial crops, orchards and groves; Ruderal land
Grassland	major (>10)	Humid grasslands
Marine Intertidal	major (>10)
Marine Neritic	major (>10)

Land use

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

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Estuaire de la Gironde : marais du Nord Médoc (France). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/estuaire-de-la-gironde-:-marais-du-nord-médoc-iba-france on 22/12/2024.