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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
Red Knot Calidris canutus	NT	passage (1991)	5,000 birds	B1i, C3
Osprey Pandion haliaetus	LC	passage (1991)	1–10 birds	C6
European Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus	LC	passage (1991)	100–650 birds	B1iv
Black Kite Milvus migrans	LC	passage (1991)	1,000–1,600 birds	B1iv

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
2000	DUNE DE GRAVE	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral (IV)	6
2015	Estuaire de la Gironde et de la mer des Pertuis	Parc naturel marin (V)	9

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	60	Mixed woodland
Artificial/Terrestrial	-	Arable land
Grassland	-	Humid grasslands
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	-
Marine Intertidal	-
Marine Neritic	-

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-
forestry	-
hunting	-
tourism/recreation	-
urban/industrial/transport	-
other	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Pointe de Grave (France). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/pointe-de-grave-iba-france on 22/12/2024.