Site description (2000 baseline)
A brackish lagoon with marshes, dunes and sand beaches, reedbeds (Phragmites) and a Pinus plantation.
Key biodiversity
This is an important site for breeding and passage waterbirds.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Etang de Thau. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/etang-de-thau-iba-france on 30/09/2023.