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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata	LC	winter	1997	9-512 individuals	B1i, C3
European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus	LC	breeding	1991	10-20 breeding pairs	C6
Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris	LC	breeding	1991	2-10 breeding pairs	C6
Common Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus	LC	breeding	1991	1-10 breeding pairs	C6
Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax	LC	breeding	1991	15-20 breeding pairs	C6
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea	LC	breeding	1991	15-30 breeding pairs	C6
Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida	LC	breeding	1991	20-100 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Black Tern Chlidonias niger	LC	breeding	1996	10-15 breeding pairs	C6
European Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus	LC	breeding	1991	20-30 breeding pairs	C6
Short-toed Snake-eagle Circaetus gallicus	LC	breeding	1991	5-7 breeding pairs	C6
Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus	LC	breeding	1997	60-100 breeding pairs	C6
Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus	LC	breeding	1991	10-20 breeding pairs	C6
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis	LC	breeding	1991	30-50 breeding pairs	C6
Grey-faced Woodpecker Picus canus	LC	breeding	1991	10-20 breeding pairs	C6
Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius	LC	breeding	1991	30-40 breeding pairs	C6
Woodlark Lullula arborea	LC	breeding	1991	30-40 breeding pairs	C6

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2000) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	Etang de Malzone	Hunting Reserve	<1
1987	Etangs de Saint Viatre	Arrêté de protection de biotope	7
2001	Sologne	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	100
2003	Étangs de Sologne	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	79

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Perennial crops, orchards and groves	-
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland	-
Grassland	Humid grasslands	-
Shrubland	Heathland	-
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Water fringe vegetation	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Etangs de Sologne: St Viatre, Marcilly-en-Gault et forêt de Bruadan (France). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/etangs-de-sologne:-st-viatre-marcilly-en-gault-et-forêt-de-bruadan-iba-france on 23/11/2024.