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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
Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina	LC	breeding	1997	80-120 breeding pairs	B1i, C3
Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina	LC	passage	1997	300 individuals	B1i, C3
Common Pochard Aythya ferina	VU	breeding	1997	1,550 breeding pairs	B1i, C3
Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata	LC	passage	1997	200-800 individuals	B1i, C3
Gadwall Mareca strepera	LC	breeding	1997	500-600 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i, B2, C3
Gadwall Mareca strepera	LC	passage	1997	200-1,100 individuals	B1i, C3
Northern Pintail Anas acuta	LC	passage	1997	250-600 individuals	B1i, C3
Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis	LC	breeding	1997	200-400 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i, C3
White Stork Ciconia ciconia	LC	breeding	1997	3-5 breeding pairs	C6
Common Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus	LC	breeding	1991	20 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax	LC	breeding	1991	70-150 breeding pairs	C6
Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides	LC	breeding	1991	1-5 breeding pairs	B2
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea	LC	breeding	1991	80-100 breeding pairs	B2, C2, C6
Little Egret Egretta garzetta	LC	breeding	1997	10-50 breeding pairs	C6
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus	LC	breeding	1991	10 breeding pairs	C6
Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida	LC	breeding	1991	200-1,100 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i, B2, C2, C6
Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida	LC	passage	1991	100-300 individuals	B1i, C2
Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus	LC	breeding	1991	15-20 breeding pairs	C6
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter	1997	min 20,000 individuals	A4iii, C4
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage	1997	min 20,000 individuals	A4iii, C4

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
1995	La Dombes	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	53
2006	La Dombes	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	53

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Grassland	Humid grasslands	18
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land	15
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland	15
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Water fringe vegetation	11
Shrubland	Heathland	7

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	90
agriculture	70
fisheries/aquaculture	35
forestry	20
urban/industrial/transport	5

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: La Dombes (France). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/la-dombes-iba-france on 23/11/2024.