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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
Black Stork Ciconia nigra	LC	breeding (1991)	1–10 pairs	C6
Boreal Owl Aegolius funereus	LC	breeding (1991)	10–100 pairs	C6
Grey-faced Woodpecker Picus canus	LC	breeding (1991)	40–150 pairs	B2, C6
Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius	LC	breeding (1991)	10–40 pairs	C6
Middle Spotted Woodpecker Leiopicus medius	LC	breeding (1991)	40–50 pairs	C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1991	Sèchebouteille	Réserve biologique (IV)	<1

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	90	Broadleaved deciduous woodland
Artificial/Terrestrial	-	Arable land
Grassland	-	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland
Wetlands (inland)	-	Rivers and streams; Fens, transition mires and springs

Land use	% of IBA
forestry	90
agriculture	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-
hunting	-
urban/industrial/transport	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Forêt de Châtillon et environs (France). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/forêt-de-châtillon-et-environs-iba-france on 23/12/2024.