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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
Eurasian Thick-knee Burhinus oedicnemus	LC	breeding (1991)	10–20 pairs	C6
Eurasian Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria	LC	passage (1991)	1,000–10,000 birds	B1i, C2
European Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus	LC	breeding (1991)	6–10 pairs	C6
Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus	LC	breeding (1991)	8–10 pairs	C6
Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus	LC	breeding (1991)	4–7 pairs	C6
Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus	LC	breeding (1991)	30–45 pairs	B2, C6
Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla	LC	breeding (1991)	5–8 pairs	C6
Savi's Warbler Locustella luscinioides	LC	breeding (1991)	1–10 pairs	B3

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Gas de Pendloup (Le)	Terrain acquis par un conservatoire d'espaces naturels (IV)	<1

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	70	Arable land; Perennial crops, orchards and groves; Ruderal land
Forest	-	Broadleaved deciduous woodland
Grassland	-	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland
Wetlands (inland)	-	Rivers and streams; Water fringe vegetation

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	70
fisheries/aquaculture	-
hunting	-
urban/industrial/transport	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Vallée de la Conie et Beauce centrale (France). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/vallée-de-la-conie-et-beauce-centrale-iba-france on 24/12/2024.