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Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
A shallow, brackish lagoon with aquatic vegetation, reedbeds (
Phragmites) and riparian woodlands.
The site holds 20,000 or more waterbirds in winter, on a regular basis (including
Aythya ferina 4,800;
Aythya fuligula 4,500;
Fulica atra 9,000 individuals). Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria:
Aythya nyroca (1-10 wintering individuals);
Larus audouinii (1-10 passage individuals).
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
Industrial and agricultural pollution, originating outside the site, are the main threats. Also there is considerable hunting pressure, including illegal hunting in the vicinity. A reintroduction project for
Oxyura leucocephala is being carried out under a LIFE contract.
National High
International High1,800 ha of IBA covered by Nature Reserve (Etang de Biguglia, 1,800 ha). 1,790 ha of IBA covered by Special Protection Area (Etang de Biguglia, 1,790 ha). 1,980 ha of IBA covered by Ramsar Site (1,980 ha).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Etang de Biguglia (France). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/etang-de-biguglia-iba-france on 23/11/2024.
