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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
Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus	LC	winter (1997)	9 birds	B2
Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata	LC	passage (1997)	500 birds	B1i, C3
Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris	LC	breeding (1991)	4 pairs	C6
Common Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus	LC	breeding (1991)	8 pairs	C6
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea	LC	breeding (1991)	7 pairs	C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1974	Lorraine	Parc naturel régional (V)	100

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	-	Arable land
Forest	-	Broadleaved deciduous woodland
Wetlands (inland)	-	Standing freshwater; Water fringe vegetation

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
forestry	-
hunting	-
tourism/recreation	-
urban/industrial/transport	-
military	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Etang de Lindre (France). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/etang-de-lindre-iba-france on 24/12/2024.