Data Zone
Country/territory: France
IBA criteria met: B1i, B2, B3, C2, C3, C6 (2000)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here
Area: 18,900 hectares (189.00 km2)
| IBA conservation status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
| 2013 | poor | very high | low |
| For more information about IBA monitoring, please click here | |||
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 (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Marais de Brière (France). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/marais-de-brière-iba-france on 22/12/2024.