Data Zone
Country/territory: France
IBA criteria met: A1, A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2, B3, C1, C2, C3, C4, C6 (2000)
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Area: 21,400 ha
Site description (2000 baseline)
An estuary with mudflats, beaches and alluvial islands, marshes, wet meadows and woodland.
Key biodiversity
The site holds 20,000 or more waterbirds in winter, on a regular basis. Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria: Gallinago media (passage).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Estuaire de la Loire (France). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/estuaire-de-la-loire-iba-france on 22/11/2024.