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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2000

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population at site	IBA criteria triggered
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: The current IUCN Red List category may differ from the category that was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment.

For more information about the IBA criteria, please click here

Protected area (PA)	PA designation	PA area (ha)	Relationship of PA with IBA	Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
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	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	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	221,062	protected area overlaps with site	4,831
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)
Forest	Native coniferous woodland, Alluvial and very wet forest	-
Artificial/Aquatic & Marine		-
Artificial/Terrestrial	Highly improved re-seeded landscapes, Arable land, Perennial crops, orchards and groves	-
Marine Neritic		-
Marine Intertidal		-
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		-

For further information about the IUCN habitat classification, please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-
hunting	-
tourism/recreation	-
urban/industrial/transport	-

For further information about the land-use classification, please click here.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Petite Camargue laguno-marine. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/2306 on 28/05/2023.