Barrage d'Artix et Saligue du Gave de Pau (France) IBA | Summary

FR190

Barrage d'Artix et Saligue du Gave de Pau

Current view: summary

Country/territory: France

IBA criteria met: C2, C6 (2000)
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Area: 3,200 hectares (32.00 km²)

Ligue Pour La Protection des Oiseaux

Site description (2000 baseline)
A reservoir, marshes, and wet forest along the River Pau, with some woodland and arable land. Human activities include agriculture, fishing, tourism (including boating), and gravel extraction.

Key biodiversity
Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria: Aythya nyroca (wintering).

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Barrage d'Artix et Saligue du Gave de Pau (France). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/barrage-dartix-et-saligue-du-gave-de-pau-iba-france on 22/12/2024.