Key Biodiversity Areas

Bazoncourt-Vigy (2279)
France, Europe

Site overview


KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2000
National site name: Bazoncourt-Vigy
Central coordinates: Latitude: 49.1667, Longitude: 6.3333
System: terrestrial
Elevation (m): 220 to 316
Area of KBA (km2): 108.68819
Protected area coverage (%): 0.01
KBA classification: Regional
Legacy site: Yes

Site details


Site description: An area of cereal fields, deciduous woodlands, wet meadows, bocages and rivers.
Rationale for qualifying as KBA: This site qualifies as a Key Biodiversity Area of international significance that was identified using previously established criteria and thresholds for the identification of Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBAs) and for which available data indicate that it does not meet global KBA criteria and thresholds set out in the Global Standard.
Additional biodiversity: This site is important for breeding raptors.

Habitats


Land use: agriculture | fisheries/aquaculture | forestry | hunting | tourism/recreation | urban/industrial/transport
IUCN HabitatCoverage %Habitat detail
Forest10
Grassland5
Artificial - Terrestrial77
Wetlands(Inland)8

Threats


Summary of threats to biodiversity at KBA: The ploughing of natural meadows and urbanization are the major threats.