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Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
An area of rivers, marshes, dry grassland, riverine forest,
Populus groves and scrubland.
The alluvial islands support breeding terns and gulls. Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria:
Crex crex (breeding, passage).
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
The regulation of the river has led to the spread of vegetation to the alluvial islets, making them less attractive for breeding terns (`Other' threats, above).
National Partial
International None300 ha of IBA covered by Hunting Reserve (300 ha).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Vallée de la Loire : environs de Montlouis-sur-Loire (France). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/vallée-de-la-loire-:-environs-de-montlouis-sur-loire-iba-france on 23/12/2024.
