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Etangs Narbonnais


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 winter (1997) 3,338 birds A4i, B1i, C2
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus LC passage (1997) 1,200 birds A4i, B1i, C2
Little Egret Egretta garzetta LC breeding (1997) 100 pairs C6
Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus LC breeding (1997) 180–205 pairs B2
Little Stint Calidris minuta LC winter (1997) 2,100 birds A4i, B1i, C3
Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis LC breeding (1997) 3,500 pairs A4i, B1i, C3
Little Tern Sternula albifrons LC breeding (1997) 50–200 pairs B2, C6
Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida LC passage (1997) 100–300 birds B1i, C2
Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla LC breeding (1997) 20–50 pairs C6
A4iv Species group - soaring birds/cranes n/a passage (1991) min 5,000 birds B1iv, C5
A4iii Species group - waterbirds n/a winter (1997) 20,000-49,999 birds A4iii, C4

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
- Etangs de Bage et Sigean Hunting Reserve (-) 16
- Etang de St Paul Hunting Reserve (-) <1
- Etang de Campignol Hunting Reserve (-) 4
1981 ETANG DU DOUL Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral (IV) 2
1983 SAINTE-LUCIE Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral (IV) 8
1984 MARAIS DU NARBONNAIS Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral (IV) 2
1984 Ile de l'Aute Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral (IV) <1
1984 Berges de L'Etang de Peyriac Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral (IV) <1
1987 ILE DE PLANASSE Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral (IV) <1
1987 ANSE DES GALERES Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral (IV) <1
1992 LES AUZILS Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral (IV) 1
1996 SALINE D'ESTARAC Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral (IV) 1
1996 BAJOLE Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral (IV) <1
2000 Rives de L'Aute Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral (IV) 1
2003 La Narbonnaise en Méditerranée Parc naturel régional (V) 97
2009 Sainte Lucie Réserve naturelle régionale (IV) 8

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Marine Coastal/Supratidal major (>10)
Forest - Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Native coniferous woodland
Grassland - Steppes and dry calcareous grassland
Marine Intertidal -
Shrubland - Heathland; Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis

Land use

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


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Etangs Narbonnais (France). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/etangs-narbonnais-iba-france on 23/12/2024.