Data Zone
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corncrake Crex crex | LC | breeding | 1996 | 27-35 breeding pairs | A1, C1, C6 |
| Common Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus | LC | breeding | 1991 | 1-10 breeding pairs | C6 |
| Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis | LC | breeding | 1991 | 10-100 breeding pairs | B2, C6 |
1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2000) may differ.
Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2000. The most recent assessment (2013) is shown below.
| IBA conservation assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
| 2013 | very unfavourable | very high | low |
| Whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
| yes | population | unknown | |
| State (condition of the trigger species' populations) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Species | Reference | Actual | Units | % remaining | Result |
| Corncrake Crex crex | 35 | 0 | breeding pairs | 0 | very unfavourable |
| State (condition of the trigger species' habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Habitat | Quantity (% remaining) | Quality (% carrying capacity) | Result |
| Grassland | poor (40-69%) | poor (40-69%) | very unfavourable |
| Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threat | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
| Agricultural expansion and intensification | happening now | whole area/population (>90%) | moderate to rapid deterioration | very high |
| Human intrusions and disturbance | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | moderate to rapid deterioration | high |
| Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected areas | Management plan | Other action | Result |
| Most of site (50-90%) covered (including the most critical parts for important bird species) | A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive | Some limited conservation initiatives are in place | low |
| Year | Protected Area | Designation | % overlap with IBA |
|---|---|---|---|
| - | Prairies de Vouharte | Terrain acquis par un conservatoire d'espaces naturels | 1 |
| 1995 | Côteaux calcaires entre les Bouchauds et Marsac | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | <1 |
| 1997 | Prairie de St-Yrieix | Site with preservation order | 1 |
| 2004 | Vallée de la Charente en amont d'Angoulêmes | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 66 |
| Habitat1 | Habitat detail | % of IBA |
|---|---|---|
| Artificial/Terrestrial | Highly improved re-seeded landscapes, Arable land, Perennial crops, orchards and groves | - |
| Grassland | Mesophile grasslands | - |
| Wetlands (inland) | Rivers and streams | - |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| agriculture | - |
| fisheries/aquaculture | - |
| hunting | - |
| urban/industrial/transport | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Vallée de la Charente : amont d'Angoulême (France). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/vallée-de-la-charente-:-amont-dangoulême-iba-france on 23/11/2024.