Data Zone
Country/territory: France
IBA Criteria met: A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2, C2, C3, C4, C6 (2000)
For more information about IBA criteria please click here
Area: 32,990 ha
Site description
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 Areas factsheet: Bassin d'Arcachon et Banc d'Arguin. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 26/03/2023.
