Current view: Data table and detailed info
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 |
| Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula |
LC |
winter (1997) |
4,671–19,823 birds |
A4i |
| Greater Scaup Aythya marila |
LC |
winter (1997) |
3–13 birds |
A4i, B1i, C3 |
| Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus |
LC |
winter (1997) |
1,584–9,351 birds |
B1i, C3 |
| Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus |
LC |
passage (1997) |
20,000 birds |
A4i, B1i, C3 |
| A4iii Species group - waterbirds |
n/a |
passage (1997) |
20,000-49,999 birds |
A4iii, C4 |
| Year |
Protected Area |
Designation (management category) |
% coverage of IBA |
| - |
Baie de Sciez |
Hunting Reserve (-) |
8 |
| - |
Hermance |
Hunting Reserve (-) |
2 |
| 1980 |
Delta de la Dranse
|
Réserve naturelle nationale (IV) |
<1 |
| 1981 |
LE MIROIR
|
Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral (IV) |
<1 |
| 1981 |
LA GRYERE
|
Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral (IV) |
<1 |
| 1992 |
DOMAINE DE GUIDOU
|
Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral (IV) |
<1 |
| 1994 |
PRE CURIEUX
|
Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral (IV) |
<1 |
| 1997 |
LA CHATAIGNIERE
|
Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral (IV) |
<1 |
| 2005 |
CORZENT
|
Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral (IV) |
<1 |
| Habitat |
% of IBA |
Habitat detail |
| Wetlands (inland) |
- |
Standing freshwater; Water fringe vegetation |
| Land use |
% of IBA |
| fisheries/aquaculture |
- |
| hunting |
- |
| tourism/recreation |
- |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lac Léman (partie française) (France). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lac-léman-(partie-française)-iba-france on 24/12/2024.
