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Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
A Mediterranean coastal site comprising a shallow brackish lagoon, saltmarshes, dunes and sand beaches, ponds, ditches,
Pinus plantations and abandoned fields.
The site is important for species breeding in reedbeds (
Phragmites) and saltmarshes. Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria:
Crex crex (passage);
Tetrax tetrax (breeding);
Larus audouinii (5-10 passage individuals).
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
Water pollution from agricultural and urban sources
, significant tourist and hunting pressure and the abandonment of traditional grazing are reported threats.
National Partial
International None113 ha of IBA covered by Hunting Reserve (Saint-Louis-de-la-Mer, 113 ha).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Etangs de Vendres, Pissevache et Lespignan (France). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/etangs-de-vendres-pissevache-et-lespignan-iba-france on 23/12/2024.
