FR231
Etangs de Canet et de Villeneuve-de-la-Raho et embouchure du Tech


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
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

IBA Protection

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

Habitats

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

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


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.