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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
Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus	LC	breeding (1991)	28 pairs	C6
Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius	LC	breeding (1991)	1–10 pairs	C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1974	Lorraine	Parc naturel régional (V)	60

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	87	Arable land; Perennial crops, orchards and groves; Other urban and industrial areas; Ruderal land
Forest	5	Broadleaved deciduous woodland
Wetlands (inland)	-	Rivers and streams

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	80
forestry	5
fisheries/aquaculture	-
hunting	-
urban/industrial/transport	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Fresnes-en-Woëvre-Mars-la-Tour (France). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/fresnes-en-woëvre-mars-la-tour-iba-france on 25/12/2024.