FR239
Camargue


IBA Justification

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
Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus LC winter (1997) 4–120 birds B2
Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna LC winter (1997) 1,307–2,781 birds A4i, B1i, C3
Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina LC winter (1997) 500–2,110 birds A4i, B1i, C3
Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina LC breeding (1997) 200–300 pairs A4i, B1i, C3
Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata LC winter (1997) 6,220–13,815 birds A4i, B1i, C3
Gadwall Mareca strepera LC winter (1997) 6,640–13,570 birds A4i, B1i, C3
Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope LC winter (1997) 10,170–15,010 birds B1i, C3
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos LC winter (1997) 13,466–30,800 birds B1i, C3
Common Teal Anas crecca LC winter (1997) 16,182–25,300 birds A4i, B1i, C3
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus LC breeding (1997) 10,000–18,000 pairs A4i, B1i, B2, C2
Eurasian Coot Fulica atra LC winter (1997) 16,500–30,779 birds B1i, C3
Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris LC breeding (1991) 25–50 pairs B2, C2, C6
Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax LC breeding (1991) 300 pairs C2, C6
Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides LC breeding (1991) 50 pairs B2, C2, C6
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea LC breeding (1991) 400 pairs B2, C2, C6
Little Egret Egretta garzetta LC winter (1997) 13–1,289 birds A4i, B1i, C2
Little Egret Egretta garzetta LC breeding (1997) 1,000 pairs A4i, B1i, C2, C6
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo LC winter (1997) 1–2,783 birds B1i, C3
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo LC passage (1997) 6,000 birds A4i, B1i, C3
Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus NT breeding (1997) 50–97 pairs B1i, C3
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta LC winter (1997) 599–1,944 birds A4i, B1i, B2, C2
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta LC breeding (1997) 439 pairs A4i, B1i, B3, C2, C6
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus LC breeding (1996) 195–219 pairs B1i, C2
Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula LC passage (1997) 1,000–10,000 birds A4i, B1i, C3
Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus LC breeding (1997) 145–170 pairs B2
Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus LC passage (1997) 1,000–10,000 birds A4i, B1i, C3
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa NT passage (1997) 1,000–10,000 birds A4i, B1i, C3
Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea VU passage (1991) 1,000–10,000 birds A4i, B1i, C3
Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus LC passage (1997) 1,000–10,000 birds A4i, B1i, C3
Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola LC breeding (1996) 8–20 pairs C6
Slender-billed Gull Larus genei LC breeding (1997) 580–800 pairs A4i, B1i, C2
Mediterranean Gull Larus melanocephalus LC breeding (1997) 600–700 pairs C2
Little Tern Sternula albifrons LC breeding (1991) 70–350 pairs A4i, B1i, B2, C2, C6
Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia LC passage (1991) 10–100 birds B1i, C2
Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida LC breeding (1996) 10 pairs C6
Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida LC passage (1996) 1,000–10,000 birds A4i, B1i, C2
Black Tern Chlidonias niger LC passage (1991) 1,000–10,000 birds A4i, B1i, C2
Common Tern Sterna hirundo LC breeding (1991) 500–1,500 pairs B1i, C2, C6
Common Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica LC breeding (1996) 300 pairs A4i, B1i, B2, C2, C6
Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis LC breeding (1997) 670–1,000 pairs A4i, B1i, B2, C2
Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus LC breeding (1997) 50–80 pairs C6
European Roller Coracias garrulus LC breeding (1991) 10–100 pairs B2, C2, C6
Subalpine Warbler Curruca cantillans LC breeding (1991) 100–500 pairs B3
A4iii Species group - waterbirds n/a winter (1997) 50,000-99,999 birds A4iii, C4
A4iii Species group - waterbirds n/a breeding (1997) 50,000-99,999 birds A4iii, C4
A4iii Species group - waterbirds n/a passage (1997) 20,000-49,999 birds A4iii, C4

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
- Tour du Valat Private Reserve (-) 2
- Camargue Specially Protected Area of Marine Importance (Barcelona Convention) (-) 6
1970 Camargue Parc naturel régional (V) 35
1975 Camargue Réserve naturelle nationale (IV) 6
1977 Camargue UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve (UA) 6
1977 LA PALISSADE Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral (IV) 1
1982 MAS NEUF DU VACCARES Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral (IV) <1
1985 MAS DE LA CURE Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral (IV) <1
1987 BOIS DE TOURTOULEN Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral (IV) <1
2001 CAMARGUE GARDOISE Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral (IV) <1
2005 VACCARES Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral (IV) 6
2005 DOMAINE DE ROUSTY Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral (IV) <1
2005 MAS DE TAXIL Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral (IV) <1
2006 ETANGS ET MARAIS DES SALINS DE CAMARGUE Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral (IV) 3
2008 Tour du Valat Réserve naturelle régionale (IV) 1
2008 RIVES DU PETIT RHONE Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral (IV) <1
2012 LES GRANDES CABANES DU VACCARES Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral (IV) <1
2013 Pointe de Beauduc Arrêté de protection de biotope (IV) <1
2014 SAINTE CECILE Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral (IV) <1

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Marine Coastal/Supratidal major (>10)
Marine Intertidal major (>10)
Artificial/Terrestrial minor (<10)
Forest minor (<10)
Grassland minor (<10) Humid grasslands
Marine Neritic minor (<10)

Land use

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


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Camargue (France). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/camargue-iba-france on 06/12/2024.