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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
Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina	LC	winter	1991	250 individuals	B1i, C3
Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris	LC	breeding	1991	25 breeding pairs	C2, C6
Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax	LC	breeding	1991	80 breeding pairs	C6
Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides	LC	breeding	1991	30 breeding pairs	B2, C2, C6
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea	LC	breeding	1991	30-100 breeding pairs	B2, C2, C6
Little Egret Egretta garzetta	LC	breeding	1991	100 breeding pairs	C6
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta	LC	breeding	1991	10 breeding pairs	C6
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus	LC	breeding	1991	10 breeding pairs	C6
Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus	LC	breeding	1991	50 breeding pairs	B2
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa	NT	passage	1991	3,000-4,000 individuals	B1i, C3
Little Tern Sternula albifrons	LC	breeding	1991	30 breeding pairs	C6
Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus	LC	breeding	1991	20 breeding pairs	C6
European Roller Coracias garrulus	LC	breeding	1991	20 breeding pairs	C6
Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla	LC	breeding	1991	100-500 breeding pairs	C6
Moustached Warbler Acrocephalus melanopogon	LC	breeding	1991	100-500 breeding pairs	C2, C6
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter	1991	min 20,000 individuals	A4iii, C4

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
1970	Camargue	Parc naturel régional	72
1982	MARAIS DU VIGUEIRAT	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral	17
1991	LA CRAU	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral	1
1996	Marais de la vallée des Baux et marais d'Arles	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	59
1996	Crau centrale - Crau sèche	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	4
2006	Marais entre Crau et Grand Rhône	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	92
2011	Marais du Vigueirat	Réserve naturelle nationale	16

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Grassland	Humid grasslands	-
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		-
Marine Intertidal		-
Marine Neritic		-
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers and streams, Water fringe vegetation	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	-
urban/industrial/transport	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) 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 23/11/2024.