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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
Brent Goose Branta bernicla	LC	winter	1997	1,758-3,785 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna	LC	winter	1997	2,065-3,748 individuals	B1i, C3
Greater Scaup Aythya marila	LC	winter	1997	4-62 individuals	B2
Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata	LC	winter	1997	15-2,300 individuals	B1i, C3
Northern Pintail Anas acuta	LC	winter	1997	201-610 individuals	B1i, C3
Little Egret Egretta garzetta	LC	winter	1997	522-1,902 individuals	A4i, B1i, C2
Little Egret Egretta garzetta	LC	breeding	1997	77 breeding pairs	C6
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta	LC	winter	1997	633-2,000 individuals	A4i, B1i, B2, C2
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta	LC	breeding	1997	175-178 breeding pairs	B3, C6
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus	LC	breeding	1996	113 breeding pairs	C6
Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres	NT	winter	1997	693-1,240 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Arctic Herring Gull Larus smithsonianus	LC	winter	1997	520-26,713 individuals	B1i
Common Tern Sterna hirundo	LC	breeding	1979	180-210 breeding pairs	C6
Bluethroat Luscinia svecica	LC	breeding	1979	300-400 breeding pairs	C6
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter	1997	20,000-49,999 individuals	A4iii, C4

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

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	Traicts du Croisic	Hunting Reserve	12
1970	Brière	Parc naturel régional	22
1992	Bois de Villeneuve	Arrêté de protection de biotope	<1
1994	BASSIN DU MES - MARAIS DU ROSTU	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral	3
1994	POINTE DE PEN BRON	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral	1
1995	Marais salants de Guérande et du Més	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	100
1995	Marais salants de Guérande; traicts du Croisic et dunes de Pen-Bron	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	63
1995	Marais du Mès; baie et dunes de Pont-Mahé, étang du Pont de Fer	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	26
2006	Marais salants de Guérande; traicts du Croisic, dunes de Pen Bron	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	61
2006	Marais du Mès; baie et dunes de Pont-Mahé, étang du Pont de Fer	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	26

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland	-
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		-
Marine Intertidal		-
Marine Neritic		-
Shrubland	Heathland	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Traicts et marais salants de la Presqu'île Guérandaise (France). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/traicts-et-marais-salants-de-la-presquîle-guérandaise-iba-france on 23/11/2024.