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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
European Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus	LC	breeding	1991	35 breeding pairs	C6
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis	LC	breeding	1991	10 breeding pairs	C6
Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius	LC	breeding	1991	100 breeding pairs	C6
Middle Spotted Woodpecker Leiopicus medius	LC	breeding	1991	100 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
-	La Sablonnière	Terrain acquis par un conservatoire d'espaces naturels	-
1980	Grands Monts	Réserve biologique	<1
1996	Massif forestier de Compiègne	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	10
1996	Coteaux de la vallée de l'Automne	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2006	Forêts picardes : Compiègne; Laigue, Ourscamps	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	75
2011	Domaine de Sainte Claire	Arrêté de protection de biotope	1

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Native coniferous woodland, Alluvial and very wet forest	97
Wetlands (inland)	Standing brackish and salt water, Water fringe vegetation	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Forêts picardes : Compiègne, Laigue, Ourscamp (France). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/forêts-picardes-:-compiègne-laigue-ourscamp-iba-france on 23/11/2024.