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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
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea	LC	breeding	1991	7-20 breeding pairs	C6
Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus	LC	breeding	1997	1-10 breeding pairs	C6
Black Kite Milvus migrans	LC	breeding	1991	100-200 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis	LC	breeding	1991	10-100 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio	LC	breeding	1991	10-100 breeding pairs	C6
Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator	NT	breeding	1991	10-100 breeding pairs	B2

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
1983	Marais de Bruges	Réserve naturelle nationale	4
1995	Marais du Bec d'Ambès	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	30
1995	Marais de Bruges; Blanquefort et Parampuyre	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	4
2000	Réseau hydrographique des Jalles de Saint-Médard et d'Eysines	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1
2004	Marais de Bruges	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	4

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Grassland	Humid grasslands	60
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land	-
Forest	Alluvial and very wet forest	-
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Rivers and streams, Water fringe vegetation	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Garonne : marais de Bordeaux (France). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/garonne-:-marais-de-bordeaux-iba-france on 22/11/2024.