Current view: Data table and detailed info
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 |
| Pin-tailed Sandgrouse Pterocles alchata |
LC |
breeding (1996) |
150–170 pairs |
B2, C2, C6 |
| Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax |
NT |
winter (1996) |
1,600 birds |
A1, C1 |
| Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax |
NT |
breeding (1996) |
450–500 pairs |
A1, B2, C1, C6 |
| Purple Heron Ardea purpurea |
LC |
breeding (1991) |
10–50 pairs |
C2, C6 |
| Eurasian Thick-knee Burhinus oedicnemus |
LC |
breeding (1991) |
300 pairs |
B2, C6 |
| Little Owl Athene noctua |
LC |
breeding (1991) |
100 pairs |
B2 |
| Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus |
LC |
breeding (1991) |
10 pairs |
C6 |
| Black Kite Milvus migrans |
LC |
breeding (1991) |
50 pairs |
C6 |
| European Roller Coracias garrulus |
LC |
breeding (1991) |
70 pairs |
B2, C6 |
| Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni |
LC |
breeding (1996) |
42–50 pairs |
A1, C1, C6 |
| Calandra Lark Melanocorypha calandra |
LC |
breeding (1996) |
10–30 pairs |
C6 |
| Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla |
LC |
breeding (1991) |
1,000 pairs |
C6 |
| Year |
Protected Area |
Designation (management category) |
% coverage of IBA |
| - |
Mare de lanau
|
Terrain acquis par un conservatoire d'espaces naturels (IV) |
<1 |
| - |
FR248 |
Nature Reserve (-) |
<1 |
| - |
La Poitevine |
Private Reserve (-) |
<1 |
| 1970 |
Camargue
|
Parc naturel régional (V) |
4 |
| 1991 |
LA CRAU
|
Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral (IV) |
3 |
| 2001 |
Coussouls de Crau
|
Réserve naturelle nationale (IV) |
17 |
| 2001 |
Les Coussouls de Crau |
Nature Reserve (-) |
18 |
| 2007 |
Alpilles
|
Parc naturel régional (V) |
11 |
| 2009 |
Poitevine-Regarde-Venir
|
Réserve naturelle régionale (IV) |
1 |
| 2012 |
L'Ilon
|
Réserve naturelle régionale (IV) |
<1 |
| 2017 |
MARAIS DE L’ILON
|
Land acquired by Conservatoire du Littoral (national seaside and lakeside conservancy) (IV) |
<1 |
| Habitat |
% of IBA |
Habitat detail |
| Grassland |
90 |
Steppes and dry calcareous grassland; Humid grasslands |
| Artificial/Terrestrial |
10 |
Arable land; Perennial crops, orchards and groves |
| Shrubland |
5 |
Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis |
| Wetlands (inland) |
- |
Standing freshwater; Water fringe vegetation |
| Land use |
% of IBA |
| agriculture |
- |
| hunting |
- |
| tourism/recreation |
- |
| urban/industrial/transport |
- |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Crau (France). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/crau-iba-france on 23/12/2024.
