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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 Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus	LC	breeding (1991)	4 pairs	C6
Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax	LC	breeding (1991)	210 pairs	C6
Little Egret Egretta garzetta	LC	breeding (1991)	19 pairs	C6
Black Kite Milvus migrans	LC	breeding (1991)	10–100 pairs	B2

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	FR213	Hunting Reserve (-)	4
1989	La Garonne, l'Ariège, l'Hers vif et le Salat	Arrêté de protection de biotope (IV)	10
1991	Barthe de Saint Martin de Seignanx	Arrêté de protection de biotope (IV)	7
1992	Confluent du Volp	Arrêté de protection de biotope (IV)	<1
1995	Iles de Saint-Julien	Arrêté de protection de biotope (IV)	1

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland)	75	Standing freshwater; Rivers and streams; Water fringe vegetation
Artificial/Terrestrial	-	Arable land; Perennial crops, orchards and groves; Forestry plantations
Grassland	-	Humid grasslands; Mesophile grasslands

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Vallée de la Garonne : Boussens à Carbonne (France). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/vallée-de-la-garonne-:-boussens-à-carbonne-iba-france on 22/12/2024.