Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2000
Populations of IBA trigger speciesSpecies | Current IUCN Red List Category | Season | Year(s) of estimate | Population estimate | IBA Criteria Triggered |
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Brent Goose Branta bernicla | LC | winter | 1997 | 31,841-39,701 individuals | A4i, B1i, C3 |
Greylag Goose Anser anser | LC | passage | 1997 | 15,000-20,000 individuals | A4i, B1i, C3 |
Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata | LC | passage | 1997 | 1,000-2,000 individuals | B1i, C3 |
Northern Pintail Anas acuta | LC | winter | 1997 | 680-2,560 individuals | B1i, C3 |
Northern Pintail Anas acuta | LC | passage | 1997 | 3,000-5,000 individuals | B1i, C3 |
White Stork Ciconia ciconia | LC | breeding | 1997 | 3 breeding pairs | C6 |
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia | LC | winter | 1997 | 20-37 individuals | B1i, C2 |
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia | LC | passage | 1997 | 100 individuals | B1i, C2 |
Little Egret Egretta garzetta | LC | winter | 1997 | 55-1,810 individuals | A4i, B1i, C2 |
Little Egret Egretta garzetta | LC | breeding | 1997 | 630 breeding pairs | A4i, B1i, C2, C6 |
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta | LC | winter | 1997 | 8-136 individuals | B2 |
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta | LC | passage | 1997 | 2,000-3,000 individuals | A4i, B1i, C2 |
Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola | LC | passage | 1997 | 2,000-3,000 individuals | A4i, B1i, C3 |
Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula | LC | winter | 1997 | 18-105 individuals | A4i, B1i, C3 |
Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus | LC | breeding | 1997 | 30-40 breeding pairs | B2 |
Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata | NT | winter | 1997 | 310-2,501 individuals | B2 |
Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica | NT | passage | 1997 | 2,000-3,000 individuals | A4i, B1i, C2 |
Red Knot Calidris canutus | NT | passage | 1997 | 3,000-50,000 individuals | A4i, B1i, C3 |
Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea | NT | passage | 1997 | 1,000-20,000 individuals | A4i, B1i, C3 |
Dunlin Calidris alpina | LC | winter | 1997 | 13,843-25,000 individuals | A4i, B1i, B2, C3 |
Dunlin Calidris alpina | LC | passage | 1997 | 20,000-30,000 individuals | A4i, B1i, C3 |
Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus | LC | passage | 1997 | 500-1,000 individuals | A4i, B1i, C3 |
Common Redshank Tringa totanus | LC | passage | 1997 | 1,000-2,000 individuals | B1i, C3 |
Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis | LC | breeding | 1997 | 4,200 breeding pairs | A4i, B1i, B2, C2 |
Osprey Pandion haliaetus | LC | passage | 1991 | 10 individuals | C6 |
Short-toed Snake-eagle Circaetus gallicus | LC | breeding | 1991 | 5 breeding pairs | C6 |
Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus | LC | breeding | 1991 | 3-5 breeding pairs | C6 |
Milvus migrans | NR | breeding | 1991 | 30 breeding pairs | C6 |
Bluethroat Luscinia svecica | LC | breeding | 1991 | 120-130 breeding pairs | C6 |
A4iii Species group - waterbirds | n/a | passage | 1997 | 50,000-99,999 individuals | A4iii, C4 |
A4iii Species group - waterbirds | n/a | winter | 1997 | 50,000-99,999 individuals | A4iii, C4 |
Note: This table presents the IBA criteria triggered and the species that triggered then at the time of assessment, the current IUCN Red List category may vary from that which was in place at that time.
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Protected Area | Designation | Area (ha) | Relationship with IBA | Overlap with IBA (ha) |
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Zones humides de l'arrière dune du littoral girondin | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 10,856 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
Vallées de la Grande et de la Petite Leyre | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 5,686 | protected area overlaps with site | 368 |
SAINT-BRICE - LE COULIN | Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral | 125 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
RESERVE NATURELLE DES PRES SALES | Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral | 301 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
PRES-SALES EST DE LA TESTE DE BUCH | Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral | 70 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
Prés salés d'Arès et de Lège-Cap-Ferret | Réserve naturelle nationale | 495 | protected area overlaps with site | 495 |
Pres d'Ares et de Lege | Nature Reserve | 495 | protected area contained by site | 495 |
Parc ornithologique du Teich | Private Reserve | 120 | protected area contained by site | 120 |
Landes de Gascogne | Parc naturel régional | 336,052 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
ILE DE MALPRAT - PORT DES TUILES | Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral | 157 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
ILE AUX OISEAUX | Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral | 221 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
Fleury - Delta de l'Eyre | Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral | 40 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
Dunes du littoral girondin de la Pointe de Grave au Cap Ferret | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 5,995 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
DUNES DU CAP FERRET | Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral | 257 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
DUNE DU PILAT | Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral | 322 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
DOMAINE DE CERTES ET DE GRAVEYRON | Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral | 534 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
Bassin d'Arcachon et Cap Ferret | Marine Protected Area (OSPAR) | 22,600 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Bassin d'Arcachon et Cap Ferret | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 22,639 | protected area overlaps with site | 18,323 |
Bassin d'Arcachon et banc d'Arguin | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 22,684 | protected area overlaps with site | 603 |
Bassin d'Arcachon : Prés salés d'Arès - FR7210024 | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 0 | protected area overlaps with site | 287 |
Bassin d'Arcachon : Embouchure de la Leyre - FR7210043 | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 0 | protected area overlaps with site | 1,066 |
Bassin d'Arcachon : Banc d'Arguin - FR7210015 | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 0 | protected area overlaps with site | 498 |
Bassin d'Arcachon - Secteur du delta de la Leyre | Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance | 5,175 | protected area overlaps with site | 5,175 |
Bassin d'Arcachon | Parc naturel marin | 43,500 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Bassin d'Arcachon | Hunting Reserve | 600 | protected area contained by site | 600 |
Banc d'Arguin | Réserve naturelle nationale | 4,360 | protected area overlaps with site | 1,000 |
Banc d'Arguin | Marine Protected Area (OSPAR) | 2,400 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
IUCN Habitat | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
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Forest | Broadleaved deciduous woodland | - |
Grassland | Humid grasslands | - |
Wetlands (inland) | Standing freshwater, Rivers and streams, Water fringe vegetation | - |
Artificial/Aquatic & Marine | - | |
Marine Neritic | - | |
Marine Intertidal | - | |
Marine Coastal/Supratidal | - |
Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
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fisheries/aquaculture | - |
hunting | - |
tourism/recreation | - |
urban/industrial/transport | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Bassin d'Arcachon et Banc d'Arguin. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 02/02/2023.