Data Zone
Country/territory: France
Subnational region(s): Pays de la Loire
IBA Justification: B1i, B2, B3, C2, C3, C6 (2000)
Area: 18,900 hectares (189.00 km2)
BirdLife Partner(s): Ligue Pour La Protection des Oiseaux
| Conservation status of the Important Bird Area (IBA) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
| 2013 | unfavourable | very high | low |
Site description (2000 baseline)
Marshes and wet meadows, reedbeds (Phragmites), ponds and arable fields.
Key biodiversity
This is an important site for breeding and wintering waterbirds. It is also the best site for Chlidonias niger in France. Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria: Haliaeetus albicilla (passage); Aquila clanga (passage); Crex crex (passage); Gallinago media (passage); Acrocephalus paludicola (passage).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Marais de Brière (France). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/marais-de-brière-iba-france on 21/01/2025.