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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
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	passage (1991)	5,000–10,000 birds	A4i, B1i, C2
Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris	LC	breeding (1991)	4–6 pairs	C6
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea	LC	breeding (1991)	4–8 pairs	C6
Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus	LC	breeding (1991)	10–15 pairs	C6
Black Kite Milvus migrans	LC	breeding (1991)	8–30 pairs	C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Etang de Vigneulles	Terrain acquis par un conservatoire d'espaces naturels (IV)	1
-	Etang de Réminaux	Terrain acquis par un conservatoire d'espaces naturels (IV)	<1
-	FR079	Private Reserve (-)	6
1974	Lorraine	Parc naturel régional (V)	95
2008	Etang de Vigneulles	Arrêté de protection de biotope (IV)	1
2009	Grand Étang de Lachaussée	Réserve naturelle régionale (IV)	10

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland)	82	Standing freshwater; Standing brackish and salt water; Water fringe vegetation
Forest	12	Broadleaved deciduous woodland
Grassland	5	Humid grasslands
Artificial/Terrestrial	-	Perennial crops, orchards and groves

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Etangs de la Woëvre: la Chaussée (France). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/etangs-de-la-woëvre:-la-chaussée-iba-france on 23/12/2024.