Plateaux agricoles des environs de Frencq (France) IBA | Details

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Plateaux agricoles des environs de Frencq

Current view: Data table and detailed info

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
Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus	LC	breeding (1991)	9 pairs	C6
Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus	LC	breeding (1991)	10 pairs	C6

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1986	Caps et marais d'Opale	Parc naturel régional (V)	25
1987	Coteaux calcaires du Boulonnais	Arrêté de protection de biotope (IV)	1
2001	Coteau de Dannes-Camiers	Arrêté de protection de biotope (IV)	<1

Habitats

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	90	Arable land
Forest	10	Broadleaved deciduous woodland
Grassland	10	Mesophile grasslands

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	100
hunting	100
urban/industrial/transport	20

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Plateaux agricoles des environs de Frencq (France). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/plateaux-agricoles-des-environs-de-frencq-iba-france on 27/12/2024.