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Ile de la Platière


IBA Justification

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 Bee-eater Merops apiaster LC breeding (1991) 10–100 pairs B2

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1974 Pilat Parc naturel régional (V) 13
1986 Ile de la Platière Réserve naturelle nationale (IV) 100

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland) 45 Rivers and streams
Forest 21 Alluvial and very wet forest
Artificial/Terrestrial 7 Arable land
Grassland - Steppes and dry calcareous grassland

Land use

Land use % of IBA
water management 29
forestry 11
agriculture 7
tourism/recreation -
urban/industrial/transport -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ile de la Platière (France). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ile-de-la-platière-iba-france on 25/12/2024.