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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
Mediterranean Gull Larus melanocephalus	LC	passage (1991)	3,000–10,000 birds	A4i, B1i, C2
Common Tern Sterna hirundo	LC	breeding (1991)	50–160 pairs	C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	FR270	Hunting Reserve (-)	3
1997	FORT CARRE	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral (IV)	<1
2005	Bec de l'Esteron	Arrêté de protection de biotope (IV)	<1

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	major (>10)
Marine Intertidal	major (>10)
Marine Neritic	major (>10)
Wetlands (inland)	minor (<10)	Rivers and streams; Water fringe vegetation

Land use	% of IBA
fisheries/aquaculture	80
urban/industrial/transport	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Basse vallée du Var (France). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/basse-vallée-du-var-iba-france on 23/12/2024.