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Vallée de la Saône de Corre à Broye


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

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
- Le Colombey Terrain acquis par un conservatoire d'espaces naturels (IV) <1
1988 Grenier de mairie Arrêté de protection de biotope (IV) -
1990 Grotte du Carroussel Réserve naturelle nationale (IV) <1
1998 La Noue Rouge Voluntary Nature Reserve (-) <1
2017 Plaine humide de la Noue rouge Biotope Protection Order (IV) <1

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
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

Land use

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


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 22/12/2024.