Data Zone
Country/territory: France
IBA criteria met: A1, B1i, B2, C1, C2, C6 (2000)
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Area: 12,000 ha
Site description (2000 baseline)
The site includes a river, marshes, aquatic vegetation, wet meadows, riverine forest, Populus plantations, bocages and arable fields.
Key biodiversity
This is an important site for breeding waterbirds, Crex crex and terns, and as a wintering site for waterbirds, in particular Vanellus vanellus (14,000 individuals).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Vallée de la Loire : de Nantes à Montsoreau (France). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/vallée-de-la-loire-:-de-nantes-à-montsoreau-iba-france on 22/11/2024.