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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
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus	LC	passage (1991)	500–1,000 birds	A4i, B1i, C2
Little Egret Egretta garzetta	LC	breeding (1997)	245 pairs	C6
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta	LC	breeding (1991)	50–100 pairs	C6
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus	LC	breeding (1997)	20–80 pairs	C6
Little Tern Sternula albifrons	LC	breeding (1991)	50–150 pairs	B1i, C2, C6
Common Tern Sterna hirundo	LC	breeding (1991)	100–200 pairs	C6
Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis	LC	breeding (1997)	100–200 pairs	B2, C2, C6
Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla	LC	breeding (1997)	10–15 pairs	C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
2000	LIDO DE THAU	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral (IV)	1

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	-	Ruderal land
Forest	-	Native coniferous woodland
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	-
Marine Intertidal	-

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Cordon lagunaire de Sète à Agde (France). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/cordon-lagunaire-de-sète-à-agde-iba-france on 23/12/2024.