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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 (1990)	15 pairs	C6
Little Tern Sternula albifrons	LC	breeding (1990)	30 pairs	C6
Common Tern Sterna hirundo	LC	breeding (1990)	40 pairs	C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Val d'Herry (Le)	Terrain acquis par un conservatoire d'espaces naturels (IV)	5
-	La Charite sur Loire	Hunting Reserve (-)	66
1995	Val de Loire	Réserve naturelle nationale (IV)	100

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	-	Alluvial and very wet forest
Grassland	-	Humid grasslands
Wetlands (inland)	-	Rivers and streams; Water fringe vegetation

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-
tourism/recreation	-

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