FR056
Marais de Sacy


IBA Justification

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
Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris LC breeding (1991) 6–9 pairs C6
Common Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus LC breeding (1991) 8 pairs C6
Bluethroat Luscinia svecica LC breeding (1991) 7–10 pairs C6

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland) 70 Standing brackish and salt water; Raised bogs; Water fringe vegetation; Fens, transition mires and springs
Forest 30 Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Alluvial and very wet forest

Land use

Land use % of IBA
hunting 100
urban/industrial/transport -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Marais de Sacy (France). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/marais-de-sacy-iba-france on 23/12/2024.