FR158
Val d'Allier : Saint-Yorre-Joze


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
Common Crane Grus grus LC passage (1992) 500–2,000 birds B1i, C2
Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax LC breeding (1992) 100–150 pairs C6
Little Egret Egretta garzetta LC breeding (1992) 5–6 pairs C6
Eurasian Thick-knee Burhinus oedicnemus LC breeding (1992) 20–30 pairs C6
Common Tern Sterna hirundo LC breeding (1992) 5 pairs C6
Black Kite Milvus migrans LC breeding (1992) 30–50 pairs C6
Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio LC breeding (1992) 30–50 pairs C6
Woodlark Lullula arborea LC breeding (1992) 100 pairs C6
A4iv Species group - soaring birds/cranes n/a passage (1992) 3,000 birds B1iv, C5

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
- Val d'Allier- Amont de Lourse Terrain acquis par un conservatoire d'espaces naturels (IV) <1
- Val d'Allier- Communaux de Joze Terrain acquis par un conservatoire d'espaces naturels (IV) <1
- FR165 Hunting Reserve (-) -
- FR165 Private Reserve (-) <1
1986 Livradois-Forez Parc naturel régional (V) 10
2011 Rivière Allier Arrêté de protection de biotope (IV) 3

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Forest - Alluvial and very wet forest
Grassland - Humid grasslands
Wetlands (inland) - Standing freshwater; Rivers and streams

Land use

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


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Val d'Allier : Saint-Yorre-Joze (France). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/val-dallier-:-saint-yorre-joze-iba-france on 22/12/2024.