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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	passage (1991)	500–1,000 birds	A4i, B1i, C2
Spotted Crake Porzana porzana	LC	breeding (1997)	1–10 pairs	C6
Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax	NT	winter (1996)	100–260 birds	A1, C1
Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris	LC	breeding (1997)	35–40 pairs	B2, C2, C6
Common Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus	LC	breeding (1997)	5–10 pairs	C6
Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax	LC	breeding (1991)	50–100 pairs	C6
Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides	LC	breeding (1997)	5–10 pairs	B2, C6
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea	LC	breeding (1997)	165 pairs	B2, C2, C6
Little Egret Egretta garzetta	LC	breeding (1991)	400–800 pairs	A4i, B1i, C2, C6
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus	LC	breeding (1997)	100–200 pairs	B1i, C2, C6
Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida	LC	passage (1997)	100–500 birds	B1i, C2
Black Tern Chlidonias niger	LC	breeding (1997)	5 pairs	C6
Common Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica	LC	breeding (1991)	20–50 pairs	B1i, B2, C2
Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus	LC	breeding (1997)	40–60 pairs	C6
Black Kite Milvus migrans	LC	breeding (1997)	15–20 pairs	C6
European Roller Coracias garrulus	LC	breeding (1997)	15–20 pairs	C6
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis	LC	breeding (1997)	10–50 pairs	C6
Moustached Warbler Acrocephalus melanopogon	LC	breeding (1997)	200–500 pairs	C2, C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	FR242	Private Reserve (-)	-
2001	CAMARGUE GARDOISE	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral (IV)	1
2006	Scamandre	Réserve naturelle régionale (IV)	1
2013	Mahistre et Musette	Réserve naturelle régionale (IV)	1

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	major (>10)
Artificial/Terrestrial	-	Highly improved re-seeded landscapes; Arable land; Perennial crops, orchards and groves
Forest	-	Native coniferous woodland; Alluvial and very wet forest; Broadleaved evergreen woodland
Grassland	-	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Petite Camargue fluvio-lacustre (France). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/petite-camargue-fluvio-lacustre-iba-france on 22/12/2024.