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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta	LC	breeding	1991	115-255 breeding pairs	B1i, B3, C2, C6
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus	LC	breeding	1991	30-50 breeding pairs	C6
Common Tern Sterna hirundo	LC	breeding	1991	120 breeding pairs	C6
Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus	LC	breeding	1991	10-30 breeding pairs	C6

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2000) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1991	MARAIS DU MULLEMBOURG	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral	<1
1994	Marais de Müllembourg	Réserve naturelle nationale	<1
1994	ILE DU PILIER	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral	<1
1995	Marais Breton; baie de Bourgneuf, île de Noirmoutier et forêt de Monts	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	2
2005	MARAIS DE LUZERONDE	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral	<1
2006	Estuaire de la Loire - Baie de Bourgneuf	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	63
2006	Marais Breton; baie de Bourgneuf, île de Noirmoutier et forêt de Monts	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	7
2008	Estuaire de la Loire Sud - Baie de Bourgneuf	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	62
2017	Marais Breton, Baie de Bourgneuf, Ile de Noirmoutier et Forêt de Monts	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	10

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Aquatic & Marine		-
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		-
Marine Intertidal		-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
fisheries/aquaculture	-
hunting	-
tourism/recreation	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Marais salants de Noirmoutier (France). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/marais-salants-de-noirmoutier-iba-france on 23/11/2024.