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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
Spotted Crake Porzana porzana	LC	breeding (1991)	5–50 pairs	B3, C6
Common Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus	LC	breeding (1991)	5–50 pairs	B2, C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	FR265	Hunting Reserve (-)	100
1986	Marais de Manteyer et de la roche des Arnauds	Arrêté de protection de biotope (IV)	94

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland)	61	Standing freshwater; Water fringe vegetation
Grassland	20	Humid grasslands; Mesophile grasslands
Shrubland	10	Heathland
Artificial/Terrestrial	9	Arable land; Perennial crops, orchards and groves

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
hunting	-
urban/industrial/transport	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Marais de Manteyer (France). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/marais-de-manteyer-iba-france on 25/12/2024.