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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)	20 pairs	C6
Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius	LC	breeding (1991)	40 pairs	C6
Middle Spotted Woodpecker Leiopicus medius	LC	breeding (1991)	20 pairs	C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Le Coteau du Châtel	Terrain acquis par un conservatoire d'espaces naturels (IV)	<1

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	91	Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Native coniferous woodland; Alluvial and very wet forest
Wetlands (inland)	5	Standing freshwater; Rivers and streams; Water fringe vegetation
Grassland	-	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland; Humid grasslands

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	100
tourism/recreation	100
forestry	80
agriculture	25
fisheries/aquaculture	-
urban/industrial/transport	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Forêts picardes : massif de Retz (France). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/forêts-picardes-:-massif-de-retz-iba-france on 25/12/2024.