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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2000 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax	LC	breeding (1991)	296 pairs	C2, C6
Little Egret Egretta garzetta	LC	breeding (1997)	38 pairs	C6
Black Kite Milvus migrans	LC	breeding (1991)	20 pairs	C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Barrage d'Artix	Hunting Reserve (-)	4

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	-	Arable land
Forest	-	Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Alluvial and very wet forest
Wetlands (inland)	-	Standing freshwater; Rivers and streams; Water fringe vegetation

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	20
tourism/recreation	20
agriculture	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-
urban/industrial/transport	-
other	-

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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.