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Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
An area of agricultural land.
One of the main breeding sites for
Tetrax tetrax in western France.
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
The intensification of agricultural practices, particularly the use of irrigation and the planting of monocultures, are the main threats to breeding birds at the site.
National Partial
International None1,800 ha of IBA covered by Hunting Reserve (1,800 ha).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Plaine de Villefagnan (France). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/plaine-de-villefagnan-iba-france on 23/11/2024.
