Site description (2000 baseline)
A bay and estuary with islands and sand-dunes, Zostera beds, saltwater and freshwater lagoons, wet meadows, marshes and mudflats.
Key biodiversity
The site holds 20,000 or more waterbirds on passage and in winter, on a regular basis.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Bassin d'Arcachon et Banc d'Arguin. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/bassin-darcachon-et-banc-darguin-iba-france on 04/12/2023.