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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
European Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus	LC	breeding (1991)	35 pairs	C6
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis	LC	breeding (1991)	10 pairs	C6
Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius	LC	breeding (1991)	100 pairs	C6
Middle Spotted Woodpecker Leiopicus medius	LC	breeding (1991)	100 pairs	C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	La Sablonnière	Terrain acquis par un conservatoire d'espaces naturels (IV)	-
1980	Grands Monts	Réserve biologique (IV)	<1
2011	Domaine de Sainte Claire	Arrêté de protection de biotope (IV)	1

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

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 25/12/2024.