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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
European Storm-petrel Hydrobates pelagicus	LC	breeding (1991)	22–32 pairs	C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	FR187	Private Reserve (-)	<1
1979	ABBADIA - CORNICHE BASQUE	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral (IV)	<1
2003	BAIE DE CENITZ	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral (IV)	<1
2012	Côte Basque rocheuse et extension au Large	Marine Protected Area (OSPAR) (UA)	3

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	-

Land use	% of IBA
tourism/recreation	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Rochers de Biarritz : le Bouccalot et la Roche Ronde (France). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/rochers-de-biarritz-:-le-bouccalot-et-la-roche-ronde-iba-france on 24/12/2024.