Bassin d'Arcachon et Banc d'Arguin (France) IBA | Summary

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Bassin d'Arcachon et Banc d'Arguin

Current view: Summary

Country/territory: France
Subnational region(s): Aquitaine

IBA Justification: A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2, C2, C3, C4, C6 (2000)

Area: 32,990 hectares (329.90 km²)

BirdLife Partner(s): Ligue Pour La Protection des Oiseaux

Site description (2000 baseline)
A bay and estuary with islands and sand-dunes, Zostera beds, saltwater and freshwater lagoons, wet meadows, marshes and mudflats.

Key biodiversity
The site holds 20,000 or more waterbirds on passage and in winter, on a regular basis.

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Bassin d'Arcachon et Banc d'Arguin (France). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/bassin-darcachon-et-banc-darguin-iba-france on 16/01/2025.