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Etang du Bagnas


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
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea LC breeding (1991) 1–100 pairs C2, C6

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1983 Bagnas Réserve naturelle nationale (IV) 100
1991 LE BAGNAS Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral (IV) 89

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Marine Coastal/Supratidal -
Marine Intertidal -

Land use

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


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