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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
Little Tern Sternula albifrons	LC	breeding (1991)	20–36 pairs	C6
Common Tern Sterna hirundo	LC	breeding (1991)	40–55 pairs	C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	FRN053	Hunting Reserve (-)	-
2007	Îles de la Saulas et des Tuileries	Arrêté de protection de biotope (IV)	2

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	-	Perennial crops, orchards and groves; Ruderal land
Forest	-	Alluvial and very wet forest
Grassland	-	Humid grasslands
Wetlands (inland)	-	Standing freshwater; Rivers and streams

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Vallée de la Loire : environs de Blois (France). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/vallée-de-la-loire-:-environs-de-blois-iba-france on 23/12/2024.