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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 (1997)	300–800 birds	A4i, B1i, C2
Common Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus	LC	breeding (1997)	10–30 pairs	B2, C6
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea	LC	breeding (1991)	20–30 pairs	C6
European Bee-eater Merops apiaster	LC	breeding (1991)	100–200 pairs	B2
Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla	LC	breeding (1997)	10–50 pairs	C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	FR239	Hunting Reserve (-)	-
1978	ETANG DE CANET - SAINT-NAZAIRE	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral (IV)	47
1981	MAS LARRIEU	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral (IV)	4
1984	Mas Larrieu	Réserve naturelle nationale (IV)	6
2015	Grau des Basses	Arrêté de protection de biotope (IV)	<1

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	major (>10)
Marine Intertidal	major (>10)
Artificial/Terrestrial	minor (<10)	Arable land; Perennial crops, orchards and groves; Ruderal land
Forest	minor (<10)	Alluvial and very wet forest
Marine Neritic	minor (<10)
Wetlands (inland)	minor (<10)	Rivers and streams; Water fringe vegetation

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Etangs de Canet et de Villeneuve-de-la-Raho et embouchure du Tech (France). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/etangs-de-canet-et-de-villeneuve-de-la-raho-et-embouchure-du-tech-iba-france on 23/12/2024.