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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
Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius	LC	breeding (1991)	10–40 pairs	C6
Middle Spotted Woodpecker Leiopicus medius	LC	breeding (1991)	10–20 pairs	C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Le Mont des Veaux	Terrain acquis par un conservatoire d'espaces naturels (IV)	<1
1995	Landes de Versigny	Réserve naturelle nationale (IV)	<1

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	100	Broadleaved deciduous woodland

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

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