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

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
-	Camargue	Specially Protected Area of Marine Importance (Barcelona Convention)	6
-	Tour du Valat	Private Reserve	2
1970	Camargue	Parc naturel régional	35
1975	Camargue	Réserve naturelle nationale	6
1977	Camargue	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve	6
1977	LA PALISSADE	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral	1
1982	MAS NEUF DU VACCARES	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral	<1
1985	MAS DE LA CURE	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral	<1
1986	Camargue	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	36
1987	BOIS DE TOURTOULEN	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral	<1
1996	Camargue	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	36
1996	Posidonies de la côte palavasienne	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1
1996	Le Petit Rhône	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2001	CAMARGUE GARDOISE	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral	<1
2005	VACCARES	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral	6
2005	DOMAINE DE ROUSTY	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral	<1
2005	MAS DE TAXIL	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral	<1
2006	Côte languedocienne	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	6
2006	ETANGS ET MARAIS DES SALINS DE CAMARGUE	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral	3
2008	Camargue	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	87
2008	Bancs sableux de l'Espiguette	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	4
2008	Tour du Valat	Réserve naturelle régionale	1
2008	RIVES DU PETIT RHONE	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral	<1
2012	LES GRANDES CABANES DU VACCARES	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral	<1
2013	Pointe de Beauduc	Arrêté de protection de biotope	<1
2014	SAINTE CECILE	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral	<1

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		major (>10)
Marine Intertidal		major (>10)
Artificial/Terrestrial		minor (<10)
Forest		minor (<10)
Grassland	Humid grasslands	minor (<10)
Marine Neritic		minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Camargue (France). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/camargue-iba-france on 22/11/2024.