BirdLife Data Zone

FR239

Camargue

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IBA Justification

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
Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus	LC	winter	1997	4-120 individuals	B2
Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna	LC	winter	1997	1,307-2,781 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina	LC	winter	1997	500-2,110 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina	LC	breeding	1997	200-300 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i, C3
Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata	LC	winter	1997	6,220-13,815 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Gadwall Mareca strepera	LC	winter	1997	6,640-13,570 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope	LC	winter	1997	10,170-15,010 individuals	B1i, C3
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos	LC	winter	1997	13,466-30,800 individuals	B1i, C3
Common Teal Anas crecca	LC	winter	1997	16,182-25,300 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus	LC	breeding	1997	10,000-18,000 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i, B2, C2
Common Coot Fulica atra	LC	winter	1997	16,500-30,779 individuals	B1i, C3
Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris	LC	breeding	1991	25-50 breeding pairs	B2, C2, C6
Black-crowned Night-heron Nycticorax nycticorax	LC	breeding	1991	300 breeding pairs	C2, C6
Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides	LC	breeding	1991	50 breeding pairs	B2, C2, C6
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea	LC	breeding	1991	400 breeding pairs	B2, C2, C6
Little Egret Egretta garzetta	LC	winter	1997	13-1,289 individuals	A4i, B1i, C2
Little Egret Egretta garzetta	LC	breeding	1997	1,000 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i, C2, C6
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo	LC	winter	1997	1-2,783 individuals	B1i, C3
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo	LC	passage	1997	6,000 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Haematopus ostralegus	NR	breeding	1997	50-97 breeding pairs	B1i, C3
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta	LC	winter	1997	599-1,944 individuals	A4i, B1i, B2, C2
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta	LC	breeding	1997	439 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i, B3, C2, C6
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus	LC	breeding	1996	195-219 breeding pairs	B1i, C2
Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula	LC	passage	1997	1,000-10,000 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus	LC	breeding	1997	145-170 breeding pairs	B2
Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus	LC	passage	1997	1,000-10,000 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa	NT	passage	1997	1,000-10,000 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea	NT	passage	1991	1,000-10,000 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus	LC	passage	1997	1,000-10,000 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola	LC	breeding	1996	8-20 breeding pairs	C6
Slender-billed Gull Larus genei	LC	breeding	1997	580-800 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i, C2
Mediterranean Gull Larus melanocephalus	LC	breeding	1997	600-700 breeding pairs	C2
Little Tern Sternula albifrons	LC	breeding	1991	70-350 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i, B2, C2, C6
Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia	LC	passage	1991	10-100 individuals	B1i, C2
Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida	LC	breeding	1996	10 breeding pairs	C6
Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida	LC	passage	1996	1,000-10,000 individuals	A4i, B1i, C2
Black Tern Chlidonias niger	LC	passage	1991	1,000-10,000 individuals	A4i, B1i, C2
Common Tern Sterna hirundo	LC	breeding	1991	500-1,500 breeding pairs	B1i, C2, C6
Common Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica	LC	breeding	1996	300 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i, B2, C2, C6
Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis	LC	breeding	1997	670-1,000 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i, B2, C2
Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus	LC	breeding	1997	50-80 breeding pairs	C6
European Roller Coracias garrulus	LC	breeding	1991	10-100 breeding pairs	B2, C2, C6
Subalpine Warbler Curruca cantillans	LC	breeding	1991	100-500 breeding pairs	B3
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter	1997	50,000-99,999 individuals	A4iii, C4
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	breeding	1997	50,000-99,999 individuals	A4iii, C4
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage	1997	20,000-49,999 individuals	A4iii, C4

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

IBA Protection

Protected area (PA)	PA designation	PA area (ha)	Relationship of PA with IBA	Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
VACCARES	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral	13,245	protected area contained by site	0
Tour du Valat	Réserve naturelle régionale	1,845	protected area contained by site	0
Tour du Valat	Private Reserve	3,481	protected area contained by site	3,481
SAINTE CECILE	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral	16	protected area contained by site	0
RIVES DU PETIT RHONE	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral	42	protected area overlaps with site	0
Posidonies de la côte palavasienne	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	11,119	protected area overlaps with site	0
Pointe de Beauduc	Arrêté de protection de biotope	443	protected area contained by site	0
Petite Camargue	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	34,412	protected area is adjacent to site	0
MAS NEUF DU VACCARES	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral	221	protected area contained by site	0
MAS DE TAXIL	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral	160	protected area contained by site	0
MAS DE LA CURE	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral	289	protected area contained by site	0
LES GRANDES CABANES DU VACCARES	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral	378	protected area contained by site	0
Le Rhône aval	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	12,579	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Le Petit Rhône	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	806	protected area overlaps with site	261
La Petite Camargue	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	37,000	protected area is adjacent to site	0
LA PALISSADE	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral	1,097	protected area contained by site	0
ETANGS ET MARAIS DES SALINS DE CAMARGUE	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral	6,527	protected area contained by site	6,533
DOMAINE DE ROUSTY	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral	197	protected area contained by site	0
Côte languedocienne	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	71,874	protected area overlaps with site	12,310
CAMARGUE GARDOISE	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral	881	protected area contained by site	191
Camargue	Specially Protected Area of Marine Importance (Barcelona Convention)	13,117	protected area contained by site	13,117
Camargue	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	221,062	protected area overlaps with site	182,200
Camargue	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve	13,117	protected area contained by site	13,117
Camargue	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	113,466	protected area overlaps with site	76,500
Camargue	Parc naturel régional	99,931	protected area overlaps with site	0
Camargue	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	85,000	protected area overlaps with site	76,500
Camargue	Réserve naturelle nationale	13,118	protected area contained by site	13,117
BRASINVERT	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral	492	protected area is adjacent to site	0
BOIS DE TOURTOULEN	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral	44	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

Habitats

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Grassland	Humid grasslands	-
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Rivers and streams, Water fringe vegetation	-
Forest		-
Artificial/Terrestrial		-
Marine Neritic		-
Marine Intertidal		-
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		-

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

Land use

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.

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Camargue. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/2327 on 11/06/2023.