Ile d'Ouessant (France) IBA | Summary | BirdLife International

FR013

Ile d'Ouessant

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Country/territory: France

IBA criteria met: B3, C6 (2000)
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Area: 294,058 hectares (2,940.58 km²)

Ligue Pour La Protection des Oiseaux

Site description (2000 baseline)
Agriculture, cattle-raising and fishing are the most common human activities.

Key biodiversity
This is an important site for breeding seabirds. The site also supports large numbers of passage waterbirds and passerines.

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ile d'Ouessant (France). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ile-douessant-iba-france on 23/12/2024.