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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
Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna	LC	winter (1991)	1,000–1,500 birds	B1i, C3
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus	LC	winter (1991)	2,000–5,000 birds	A4i, B1i, C2
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus	LC	passage (1991)	5,000–10,000 birds	A4i, B1i, C2
Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris	LC	breeding (1997)	10–15 pairs	C6
Common Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus	LC	breeding (1997)	1–10 pairs	C6
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea	LC	breeding (1997)	1–150 pairs	B2, C2, C6
Little Egret Egretta garzetta	LC	breeding (1991)	100–800 pairs	A4i, B1i, C2, C6
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo	LC	winter (1991)	1,000–4,000 birds	B1i, C3
Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus	NT	breeding (1997)	62–65 pairs	B1i, C3
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta	LC	breeding (1991)	300–400 pairs	A4i, B1i, B3, C2, C6
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta	LC	passage (1991)	present	B2
Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus	LC	breeding (1997)	20–50 pairs	B2
Slender-billed Gull Larus genei	LC	breeding (1997)	100–250 pairs	C2
Mediterranean Gull Larus melanocephalus	LC	breeding (1997)	50–120 pairs	C2
Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis	LC	breeding (1991)	1,800 pairs	A4i, B1i, C3
Little Tern Sternula albifrons	LC	breeding (1991)	150–400 pairs	A4i, B1i, B2, C2, C6
Common Tern Sterna hirundo	LC	breeding (1991)	600–800 pairs	C6
Common Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica	LC	breeding (1991)	150–400 pairs	A4i, B1i, B2, C2
Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis	LC	breeding (1991)	1–800 pairs	B1i, B2, C2, C6
Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus	LC	breeding (1997)	15–25 pairs	C6
Black Kite Milvus migrans	LC	breeding (1997)	10–15 pairs	C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Petit Rhone	Hunting Reserve (-)	-
1970	Camargue	Parc naturel régional (V)	39
1978	ESPIGUETTE	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral (IV)	3
2001	CAMARGUE GARDOISE	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral (IV)	3
2008	RIVES DU PETIT RHONE	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral (IV)	<1
2016	BRASINVERT	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral (IV)	2

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	major (>10)
Marine Intertidal	major (>10)
Artificial/Aquatic & Marine	minor (<10)
Artificial/Terrestrial	minor (<10)	Highly improved re-seeded landscapes; Arable land; Perennial crops, orchards and groves
Forest	minor (<10)	Native coniferous woodland; Alluvial and very wet forest
Marine Neritic	minor (<10)

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 laguno-marine (France). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/petite-camargue-laguno-marine-iba-france on 22/12/2024.