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Region de Pressac, étang de Combourg


IBA Justification

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
Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio LC breeding 1991 20-30 breeding pairs C6

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


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
2004 Région de Pressac; étang de Combourg Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) 96

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial Arable land, Perennial crops, orchards and groves, Ruderal land -
Forest Broadleaved deciduous woodland -
Grassland Humid grasslands, Mesophile grasslands -
Shrubland Heathland -
Wetlands (inland) Standing freshwater, Water fringe vegetation -
1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

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


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Region de Pressac, étang de Combourg (France). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/region-de-pressac-étang-de-combourg-iba-france on 27/11/2024.