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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
Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris	LC	breeding (1991)	10–12 pairs	C6
Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus	LC	breeding (1991)	5–10 pairs	C6
Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius	LC	breeding (1991)	1–10 pairs	C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Neuf-Etang	Terrain acquis par un conservatoire d'espaces naturels (IV)	<1
1974	Lorraine	Parc naturel régional (V)	100
2017	Prairies, etangs et bois du secteur de la ferme de bricourt en woevre	Biotope Protection Order (IV)	2

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	55	Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Alluvial and very wet forest
Artificial/Terrestrial	35	Arable land
Wetlands (inland)	11	Standing brackish and salt water; Rivers and streams; Water fringe vegetation

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Forêt de la Reine (France). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/forêt-de-la-reine-iba-france on 24/12/2024.