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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Common Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus	LC	breeding	1991	15 breeding pairs	C6
Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax	LC	breeding	1991	170 breeding pairs	C6
Little Egret Egretta garzetta	LC	breeding	1991	50 breeding pairs	C6
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo	LC	winter	1991	3,000-4,000 individuals	B1i, C3
Common Tern Sterna hirundo	LC	breeding	1991	50 breeding pairs	C6
Black Kite Milvus migrans	LC	breeding	1991	50-60 breeding pairs	C6
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis	LC	breeding	1991	50 breeding pairs	C6
Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla	LC	breeding	1991	10 breeding pairs	C6

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2000) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	FR262	Private Reserve	<1
-	FR262	Hunting Reserve	1
1977	Luberon	Parc naturel régional	42
1992	Lit de la Durance : secteur de Restegat	Arrêté de protection de biotope	5
1992	Lit de la Durance : secteur de la Font du pin	Arrêté de protection de biotope	4
1992	Lit de la Durance : secteur de la Bastide neuve	Arrêté de protection de biotope	3
1992	Lit de la Durance : secteur du Mulet	Arrêté de protection de biotope	2
1992	Lit de la Durance : secteur de Tombadou	Arrêté de protection de biotope	1
1996	La Durance	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	95
2003	La Durance	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	95
2007	Alpilles	Parc naturel régional	8

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial	Other urban and industrial areas, Ruderal land	-
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Alluvial and very wet forest	-
Grassland	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland	-
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Standing brackish and salt water, Rivers and streams, Water fringe vegetation	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Basse Vallée de la Durance (France). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/basse-vallée-de-la-durance-iba-france on 22/11/2024.