The site was identified as important in 2000 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.
Species |
Red List Category |
Season |
Year(s) |
Population estimate at site |
IBA criteria met |
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 |
Black Kite Milvus migrans |
LC |
breeding |
1997 |
10-15 breeding pairs |
C6 |
The current IUCN Red List category (shown above) may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2000).
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
|
Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) |
221,062 |
protected area overlaps with site |
4,831 |
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
|
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 |
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