Data Zone
Country/territory: France
IBA criteria met: A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2, B3, C2, C3, C4, C6 (2000)
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Area: 168,213 hectares (1,682.13 km2)
Site description (2000 baseline)
A large estuary and bay with mudflats and wet meadows, sand and rocky beaches, woodland, marshes, and agricultural land. The site also includes a harbour.
Key biodiversity
The site holds 20,000 or more waterbirds on passage and in winter, on a regular basis.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Estuaires picards : baies de Somme et d'Authie (France). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/estuaires-picards-:-baies-de-somme-et-dauthie-iba-france on 23/12/2024.