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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 (1991)	100–150 pairs	B2, C6
Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus	LC	breeding (1991)	10 pairs	C6
Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris	LC	breeding (1991)	1–10 pairs	C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Niederwald	Terrain acquis par un conservatoire d'espaces naturels (IV)	<1
2012	Le Hardtwald	Réserve naturelle régionale (IV)	1

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	80	Arable land
Forest	20	Broadleaved deciduous woodland
Wetlands (inland)	-	Rivers and streams

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	80
forestry	20
hunting	-
urban/industrial/transport	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Zones agricoles de la Hardt (France). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/zones-agricoles-de-la-hardt-iba-france on 24/12/2024.