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Forêt du Gavre


IBA Justification

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
Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus LC breeding (1991) 10–11 pairs C6
Middle Spotted Woodpecker Leiopicus medius LC breeding (1991) 100–115 pairs C6

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Forest - Mixed woodland

Land use

Land use % of IBA
forestry 100
hunting 100
tourism/recreation -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Forêt du Gavre (France). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/forêt-du-gavre-iba-france on 26/12/2024.