Vallée de la Loire: Pit majeur d'Iguerande à Décize (France) IBA | Details

FR153

Vallée de la Loire: Pit majeur d'Iguerande à Décize

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

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 Bustard Tetrax tetrax	NT	passage (1991)	25–100 birds	A1, C1
Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax	LC	breeding (1991)	100 pairs	C6
Little Egret Egretta garzetta	LC	breeding (1991)	1–10 pairs	C6
Little Tern Sternula albifrons	LC	breeding (1991)	1–10 pairs	C6
Common Tern Sterna hirundo	LC	breeding (1991)	50–100 pairs	C6

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Ile de brain	Terrain acquis par un conservatoire d'espaces naturels (IV)	<1
-	Le grand pré	Terrain acquis par un conservatoire d'espaces naturels (IV)	<1
-	Les Grands Verzianx	Hunting Reserve (-)	-
-	VAL DE LOIRE DE IGUERANDE A DIGOIN - FR2600964	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) (-)	16
-	VALLEE ALLUVIALE DE LA LOIRE - FR8301020	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) (-)	9
-	VALLEE DE LA LOIRE ENTRE DEVAY ET DIGOIN - FR2600967	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) (-)	9
2015	Loire bourguignonne	Regional Nature Reserve (IV)	2
2015	Val de Loire Bourbonnais	Regional Nature Reserve (IV)	1

Habitats

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

Land use

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

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Vallée de la Loire: Pit majeur d'Iguerande à Décize (France). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/vallée-de-la-loire:-pit-majeur-diguerande-à-décize-iba-france on 24/12/2024.