Data Zone
Country/territory: France
IBA criteria met: A1, A4i, B1i, C1, C3, C6 (2000)
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Area: 3,100 ha
Site description (2000 baseline)
Saltwater and freshwater lagoons with reedbeds (Phragmites), sand-dunes, beaches, rocky coast, wet meadows, agricultural and uncultivated land.
Key biodiversity
The site is important for passage and wintering waterbirds. Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria: Aythya nyroca (passage).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Marais de la Baie d'Audierne (France). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/marais-de-la-baie-daudierne-iba-france on 23/11/2024.