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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	breeding	1992	2 breeding pairs	C6
Spotted Crake Porzana porzana	LC	breeding	1991	1-10 breeding pairs	C6
Common Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus	LC	breeding	1991	5-10 breeding pairs	C6
European Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus	LC	breeding	1991	1-10 breeding pairs	C6
Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus	LC	breeding	1991	1-5 breeding pairs	C6
Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus	LC	breeding	1991	1-10 breeding pairs	C6
Red Kite Milvus milvus	LC	breeding	1991	25-100 breeding pairs	B3, C6
Black Kite Milvus migrans	LC	breeding	1991	10-100 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis	LC	breeding	1991	5-50 breeding pairs	C6
Grey-faced Woodpecker Picus canus	LC	breeding	1991	1-10 breeding pairs	C6
Middle Spotted Woodpecker Leiopicus medius	LC	breeding	1991	20-40 breeding pairs	C6
Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio	LC	breeding	1991	10-100 breeding pairs	C6

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2000) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	Le Colombey	Terrain acquis par un conservatoire d'espaces naturels	<1
1988	Grenier de mairie	Arrêté de protection de biotope	-
1990	Grotte du Carroussel	Réserve naturelle nationale	<1
1995	Vallée de la Saône	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	82
1995	Réseau de cavités à Minioptères de Schreibers en Franche-Comté (12 cavités)	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
1998	La Noue Rouge	Voluntary Nature Reserve	<1
2005	Vallée de la Saône	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	82
2017	Plaine humide de la Noue rouge	Biotope Protection Order	<1

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial	Highly improved re-seeded landscapes	-
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Alluvial and very wet forest	-
Grassland	Humid grasslands, Mesophile grasslands	-
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers and streams, Water fringe vegetation	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Vallée de la Saône de Corre à Broye (France). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/vallée-de-la-saône-de-corre-à-broye-iba-france on 22/11/2024.