Current view: Text account
Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
A highly developed estuary on the Atlantic border between Spain and France. The site includes sandy beaches, cliffs, large areas of intertidal mud, grasslands, reedbeds (
Phragmites) and some riverine woodland. Main human activities are agriculture, fisheries, tourism and industry.
A very important area for passage and wintering seabirds and waders.
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
The main threats are from dredging, industrial, transport and urban development, tourism and illegal hunting. A management and recovery plan exists but has not been implemented.
National None
International None
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Chingudi-Bidasoa estuary (Spain). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/chingudi-bidasoa-estuary-iba-spain on 27/12/2024.
