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Etang de Capestang


IBA Justification

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
Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris LC breeding (1997) 5–10 pairs C6
Common Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus LC breeding (1997) 5–10 pairs C6
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea LC breeding (1990) 150 pairs B2, C2, C6
Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida LC breeding (1997) 20–30 pairs B2, C6
Moustached Warbler Acrocephalus melanopogon LC breeding (1997) 40–250 pairs C2, C6

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Grassland - Humid grasslands
Wetlands (inland) - Standing freshwater; Water fringe vegetation

Land use

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


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Etang de Capestang (France). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/etang-de-capestang-iba-france on 07/12/2024.