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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
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	breeding	1997	60-65 breeding pairs	A1, B2, C1, C2, C6
Spotted Crake Porzana porzana	LC	breeding	1991	5-10 breeding pairs	B3, C6
Black Kite Milvus migrans	LC	breeding	1997	30-40 breeding pairs	C6
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis	LC	breeding	1996	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.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1995	Moyenne vallée de la Charente et Seugnes et Coran	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	54
1995	Vallée de la Charente (basse vallée)	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	28
1997	Acquisitions LPO	Private Reserve	<1
2004	Vallée de la Charente moyenne et Seugnes	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	54
2004	Estuaire et basse vallée de la Charente	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	28

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial	Perennial crops, orchards and groves	-
Forest	Alluvial and very wet forest	-
Grassland	Humid grasslands	-
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers and streams, Water fringe vegetation	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Vallée de la Charente et de la Seugne (Cabariot-Pons/St-Sever-de-Saintonge) (France). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/vallée-de-la-charente-et-de-la-seugne-(cabariot-pons-st-sever-de-saintonge)-iba-france on 22/11/2024.