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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
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea	LC	breeding (1991)	25 pairs	C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Roselière de la Barraque	Terrain acquis par un conservatoire d'espaces naturels (IV)	<1
1984	Cours inférieur de la Garonne	Arrêté de protection de biotope (IV)	6
1987	Verdun Saint Pierre	Arrêté de protection de biotope (IV)	6
1987	Bras mort de Grisolles	Arrêté de protection de biotope (IV)	1
1988	Cours de la Garonne, de l'Aveyron, du Viaur et du Tarn	Arrêté de protection de biotope (IV)	8
1995	Saulaie de Saint-Caprais	Arrêté de protection de biotope (IV)	5

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	-	Ruderal land
Forest	-	Alluvial and very wet forest
Wetlands (inland)	-	Rivers and streams; Water fringe vegetation

Land use	% of IBA
fisheries/aquaculture	-
hunting	-
water management	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Vallée de la Garonne : méandre de Grisolles (France). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/vallée-de-la-garonne-:-méandre-de-grisolles-iba-france on 06/12/2024.