Data Zone
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax | NT | breeding (1996) | 100 pairs | A1, B2, C1, C6 |
| Eurasian Thick-knee Burhinus oedicnemus | LC | breeding (1991) | 120 pairs | B2, C6 |
| Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus | LC | breeding (1991) | 40 pairs | B3, C6 |
Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2000. The most recent assessment (2013) is shown below.
| IBA conservation assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
| 2013 | very poor | very high | medium |
| Whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
| yes | population | unknown | |
| State (condition of the trigger species' populations) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Species | Actual vs Reference (units) | % remaining | Result | ||
| Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax | 0 / 100 (males) | 0 | very poor | ||
| Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threat | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
| Agricultural expansion and intensification | happening now | whole of population/area (>90%) | rapid decline (>30% over 3 generations) | very high |
| Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Designation | Planning | Action | Result |
| Whole area (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation | A comprehensive and appropriate management plan exists that aims to maintain or improve the populations of qualifying bird species | Some limited conservation initiatives are in place | medium |
| Year | Protected Area | Designation (management category) | % coverage of IBA |
|---|---|---|---|
| - | Vallée de la Sèvre Niortaise amont | Terrain acquis par un conservatoire d'espaces naturels (IV) | <1 |
| 2000 | Cavité de la Dent | Arrêté de protection de biotope (IV) | - |
| 2014 | Marais poitevin | Parc naturel régional (V) | 26 |
| Habitat | % of IBA | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Artificial/Terrestrial | - | Arable land |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| agriculture | - |
| hunting | - |
| urban/industrial/transport | - |
| other | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Plaine de Niort (nord-ouest) (France). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/plaine-de-niort-(nord-ouest)-iba-france on 24/12/2024.