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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
Common Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus	LC	breeding (1991)	10 pairs	C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1989	Le Grand marais	Arrêté de protection de biotope (IV)	11
1994	Marais de Fontenay-le-vicomte	Arrêté de protection de biotope (IV)	41

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	-	Perennial crops, orchards and groves; Urban parks and gardens; Ruderal land
Forest	-	Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Alluvial and very wet forest
Wetlands (inland)	-	Standing freshwater; Rivers and streams; Water fringe vegetation; Fens, transition mires and springs

Land use	% of IBA
fisheries/aquaculture	-
forestry	-
hunting	-
tourism/recreation	-
urban/industrial/transport	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Marais de Fontenay-le-Vicomte et d'Itteville (France). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/marais-de-fontenay-le-vicomte-et-ditteville-iba-france on 27/12/2024.