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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
Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus	LC	winter	1997	2-29 individuals	B2
Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata	LC	passage	1997	200-700 individuals	B1i, C3
Gadwall Mareca strepera	LC	passage	1997	100-300 individuals	B1i, C3
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	passage	1997	6,000-13,500 individuals	A4i, B1i, C2
Common Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus	LC	breeding	1991	4-6 breeding pairs	C6
European Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus	LC	breeding	1991	10-25 breeding pairs	C6
Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus	LC	breeding	1991	3-6 breeding pairs	C6
Black Kite Milvus migrans	LC	breeding	1991	25-40 breeding pairs	C6
Middle Spotted Woodpecker Leiopicus medius	LC	breeding	1991	40-50 breeding pairs	C6
Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio	LC	breeding	1991	30-50 breeding pairs	C6
A4iv Species group - soaring birds/cranes	n/a	passage	1997	6,000-13,500 individuals	B1iv, C5
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage	1997	20,000-49,999 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
-	Pelouse des Brebis	Terrain acquis par un conservatoire d'espaces naturels	<1
-	Lac Seine	Hunting Reserve	7
1970	Forêt d'Orient	Parc naturel régional	97
1991	Etangs de la Champagne humide	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	100
1995	Forêt d'Orient	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	17
1995	Forêts et clairières des bas-bois	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	8
1995	Prairies de Courteranges	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
1995	Pelouse des brebis à Brienne-la-vieille	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2001	MASSIF DE LA FORET D'ORIENT	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral	2
2002	Forêt d'Orient	Réserve naturelle nationale	4
2002	Forêt d'Orient	Nature Reserve	4
2003	Pelouse des Brebis	Arrêté de protection de biotope	<1
2006	Lacs de la forêt d'Orient	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	66
2010	Prairies humides de Courteranges	Réserve naturelle régionale	<1
2012	Prairies et Terres Rappelle Coeurre	Arrêté de protection de biotope	<1
2012	L'Emprunt de Doches	Arrêté de protection de biotope	<1
2017	Anse d'arcot (lac amance) a dienville	Biotope Protection Order	<1

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial	Highly improved re-seeded landscapes, Arable land, Perennial crops, orchards and groves, Other urban and industrial areas	44
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Native coniferous woodland, Alluvial and very wet forest	35
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Rivers and streams, Water fringe vegetation	15
Grassland	Humid grasslands	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	80
tourism/recreation	60
forestry	34
agriculture	20
fisheries/aquaculture	15
water management	14
urban/industrial/transport	4

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lacs de la Forêt d'Orient (France). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lacs-de-la-forêt-dorient-iba-france on 22/11/2024.