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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
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

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

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	% 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 23/12/2024.