Marais entre Crau et Grand Rhône: Meyranne, Chanoine, Plan de Bourg et Salins du Caban (France) IBA | Summary

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Marais entre Crau et Grand Rhône: Meyranne, Chanoine, Plan de Bourg et Salins du Caban

Current view: Summary

Country/territory: France
Subnational region(s): Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

IBA Justification: A4iii, B1i, B2, C2, C3, C4, C6 (2000)

Area: 5,650 hectares (56.50 km²)

BirdLife Partner(s): Ligue Pour La Protection des Oiseaux

Site description (2000 baseline)
An area of marshland lying between the Crau steppes and the River Rhone, alongside the Camargue.

Key biodiversity
The site holds 20,000 or more waterbirds in winter, on a regular basis (including Anas crecca 4,500; Anas platyrhynchos 3,000; Anas clypeata 1,000; Fulica atra 7,000).

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Marais entre Crau et Grand Rhône: Meyranne, Chanoine, Plan de Bourg et Salins du Caban (France). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/marais-entre-crau-et-grand-rhône:-meyranne-chanoine-plan-de-bourg-et-salins-du-caban-iba-france on 14/01/2025.