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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Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna | LC | winter | 1991 | 1,000-1,500 individuals | B1i, C3 |
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus | LC | winter | 1991 | 2,000-5,000 individuals | A4i, B1i, C2 |
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus | LC | passage | 1991 | 5,000-10,000 individuals | A4i, B1i, C2 |
Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris | LC | breeding | 1997 | 10-15 breeding pairs | C6 |
Common Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus | LC | breeding | 1997 | 1-10 breeding pairs | C6 |
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea | LC | breeding | 1997 | 1-150 breeding pairs | B2, C2, C6 |
Little Egret Egretta garzetta | LC | breeding | 1991 | 100-800 breeding pairs | A4i, B1i, C2, C6 |
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo | LC | winter | 1991 | 1,000-4,000 individuals | B1i, C3 |
Haematopus ostralegus | NR | breeding | 1997 | 62-65 breeding pairs | B1i, C3 |
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta | LC | breeding | 1991 | 300-400 breeding pairs | A4i, B1i, B3, C2, C6 |
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta | LC | passage | 1991 | present | B2 |
Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus | LC | breeding | 1997 | 20-50 breeding pairs | B2 |
Slender-billed Gull Larus genei | LC | breeding | 1997 | 100-250 breeding pairs | C2 |
Mediterranean Gull Larus melanocephalus | LC | breeding | 1997 | 50-120 breeding pairs | C2 |
Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis | LC | breeding | 1991 | 1,800 breeding pairs | A4i, B1i, C3 |
Little Tern Sternula albifrons | LC | breeding | 1991 | 150-400 breeding pairs | A4i, B1i, B2, C2, C6 |
Common Tern Sterna hirundo | LC | breeding | 1991 | 600-800 breeding pairs | C6 |
Common Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica | LC | breeding | 1991 | 150-400 breeding pairs | A4i, B1i, B2, C2 |
Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis | LC | breeding | 1991 | 1-800 breeding pairs | B1i, B2, C2, C6 |
Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus | LC | breeding | 1997 | 15-25 breeding pairs | C6 |
Milvus migrans | NR | breeding | 1997 | 10-15 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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Protection status:
Protected Area | Designation | Area (ha) | Relationship with IBA | Overlap with IBA (ha) |
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RIVES DU PETIT RHONE | Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral | 42 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Petite Camargue laguno-marine | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 15,681 | protected area overlaps with site | 14,473 |
Petite Camargue | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 34,412 | protected area overlaps with site | 15,809 |
Petit Rhone | Hunting Reserve | 0 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
Le Petit Rhône | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 806 | protected area overlaps with site | 122 |
La Petite Camargue | Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance | 37,000 | protected area overlaps with site | 21,000 |
ESPIGUETTE | Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral | 603 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
Côte languedocienne | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 71,874 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
CAMARGUE GARDOISE | Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral | 881 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Camargue | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 221,062 | protected area overlaps with site | 4,831 |
Camargue | Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance | 85,000 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Camargue | Parc naturel régional | 99,931 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Camargue | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 113,466 | protected area overlaps with site | 4,528 |
BRASINVERT | Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral | 492 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Bancs sableux de l'Espiguette | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 8,896 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
IUCN Habitat | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
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Forest | Native coniferous woodland, Alluvial and very wet forest | - |
Wetlands (inland) | Tidal rivers and enclosed tidal waters, Standing brackish and salt water, Rivers and streams, Water fringe vegetation | - |
Coastline | Lagoons, Salt marshes, Sand dunes & beaches | - |
Artificial/Terrestrial | Highly improved re-seeded landscapes, Arable land, Perennial crops, orchards and groves | - |
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) | Scree & boulders | - |
Sea | - |
Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
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agriculture | - |
fisheries/aquaculture | - |
hunting | - |
tourism/recreation | - |
urban/industrial/transport | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2021) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Petite Camargue laguno-marine. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 20/04/2021.