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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Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus | LC | passage | 1997 | 300-800 individuals | A4i, B1i, C2 |
Common Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus | LC | breeding | 1997 | 10-30 breeding pairs | B2, C6 |
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea | LC | breeding | 1991 | 20-30 breeding pairs | C6 |
European Bee-eater Merops apiaster | LC | breeding | 1991 | 100-200 breeding pairs | B2 |
Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla | LC | breeding | 1997 | 10-50 breeding pairs | C6 |
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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MAS LARRIEU | Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral | 115 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Mas Larrieu | Réserve naturelle nationale | 145 | protected area overlaps with site | 145 |
Le Tech | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 1,467 | protected area overlaps with site | 74 |
Grau des Basses | Arrêté de protection de biotope | 8 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
Golfe du Lion | Parc naturel marin | 401,900 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
FR239 | Hunting Reserve | 0 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
ETANG DE CANET - SAINT-NAZAIRE | Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral | 1,181 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
Embouchure du Tech et Grau de la Massane | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 954 | protected area overlaps with site | 129 |
Complexe lagunaire de Canet-Saint Nazaire | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 1,869 | protected area overlaps with site | 1,706 |
Complexe lagunaire de Canet | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 1,872 | protected area overlaps with site | 1,712 |
IUCN Habitat | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
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Forest | Alluvial and very wet forest | - |
Wetlands (inland) | Tidal rivers and enclosed tidal waters, Standing freshwater, Standing brackish and salt water, Rivers and streams, Water fringe vegetation | - |
Artificial/Terrestrial | Arable land, Perennial crops, orchards and groves, Ruderal land | - |
Coastline | Sand dunes & beaches, Salt marshes, Mud flats & sand flats, Lagoons | - |
Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
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agriculture | - |
fisheries/aquaculture | - |
hunting | - |
tourism/recreation | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Etangs de Canet et de Villeneuve-de-la-Raho et embouchure du Tech. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 29/05/2022.