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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Scopoli's Shearwater Calonectris diomedea	LC	breeding	1991	195-245 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis	LC	breeding	1991	5,000 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i, C3
Eurasian Scops-owl Otus scops	LC	breeding	1991	50 breeding pairs	B2

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2000) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1963	Port-Cros [aire d'adhésion]	Parc national, aire d'adhésion	31
1963	Port-Cros	Parc national, zone cœur	<1
1977	CORNICHE DES MAURES	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral	<1
1978	CAP LARDIER	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral	<1
1978	Presqu'ile de Giens	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral	<1
1987	LE CAP TAILLAT	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral	<1
1987	L'Oustaou de Diou	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral	<1
1989	DOMAINE DU RAYOL	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral	<1
1995	LA COLLE NOIRE	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral	<1
1995	PINEDE DU BASTIDON	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral	<1
1996	Rade d'Hyères	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	2
1996	Corniche Varoise	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	3
1996	Cap Sicie - Six Fours	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
1999	ILE DE PORT-CROS	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral	<1
2001	Pelagos Sanctuary for the Conservation of Marine Mammals in the Mediterranean	Specially Protected Area of Marine Importance (Barcelona Convention)	-
2001	Port-Cros	Specially Protected Areas of Mediterranean Importance (Barcelona Convention)	1
2005	FORT DE LEQUIN	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral	<1
2006	GRAND LANGOUSTIER	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral	<1
2007	Ilots de Port-Cros	Réserve intégrale de parc national	<1
2008	Iles d'Hyères	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	13
2008	Embiez - cap Sicie	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	3
2008	ILE DE BAGAUD	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral	<1
2009	PARDIGON	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral	<1
2011	FORT DE L’ALYCASTRE	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral	<1
2017	LES MEDES	Land acquired by Conservatoire du Littoral (national seaside and lakeside conservancy)	<1
2017	POINTE DU BON RENAUD	Land acquired by Conservatoire du Littoral (national seaside and lakeside conservancy)	<1

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Perennial crops, orchards and groves, Ruderal land	-
Forest	Native coniferous woodland, Broadleaved evergreen woodland	-
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		-
Marine Intertidal		-
Marine Neritic		-
Shrubland	Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-
forestry	-
urban/industrial/transport	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Iles d'Hyères (France). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/iles-dhyères-iba-france on 23/11/2024.