Marais et forêt d'Olonne (France) IBA | Summary

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Marais et forêt d'Olonne

Current view: summary

Country/territory: France

IBA criteria met: A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2, B3, C2, C3, C4, C6 (2000)
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Area: 3,250 hectares (32.50 km²)

Ligue Pour La Protection des Oiseaux

Site description (2000 baseline)
The site consists of saltwater lagoons, beaches, saltwater marshes, woodland and arable land.

Key biodiversity
The site holds 20,000 or more waterbirds on passage, on a regular basis. Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria: Aythya nyroca (wintering).

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Marais et forêt d'Olonne (France). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/marais-et-forêt-dolonne-iba-france on 22/12/2024.