Val d'Allier : Saint-Yorre-Joze (2412)
France, Europe
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2000
National site name: Val d'Allier : Saint-Yorre-Joze
Central coordinates: Latitude: 45.8500, Longitude: 3.3000
System: freshwater, terrestrial
Elevation (m): 260 to 320
Area of KBA (km2): 55.32883
Protected area coverage (%): 97.86
KBA classification: Regional
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Site description: A natural river valley encompassing a river with oxbow lakes, alluvial beaches, riverine forest, natural ponds, wet meadows and marshes, dry meadows and bushy heathlands.
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 is an important site for breeding and wintering waterbirds, passage raptors, and Grus grus. The site is a migratory bottleneck, where more than 3,000 raptors regularly pass (including Milvus migrans 2,000; Milvus milvus 1,000).
Habitats
Land use: agriculture | fisheries/aquaculture | hunting | tourism/recreation | urban/industrial/transport
| IUCN Habitat | Coverage % | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Wetlands(Inland) | 33 | |
| Grassland | 33 | |
| Forest | 33 |
Threats
Summary of threats to biodiversity at KBA: Disturbance caused by fishing, hunting and recreation, is the main threat.