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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)	1–10 pairs	C6
Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax	LC	breeding (1991)	530–730 pairs	A4i, B1i, C2, C6
Little Egret Egretta garzetta	LC	breeding (1991)	7–26 pairs	C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	FR214	Hunting Reserve (-)	1
1981	Palayre	Arrêté de protection de biotope (IV)	2
1984	Cours inférieur de la Garonne	Arrêté de protection de biotope (IV)	5
1991	Barthe de Saint Martin de Seignanx	Arrêté de protection de biotope (IV)	9
1993	Ile de Pessette	Arrêté de protection de biotope (IV)	1
1993	Bras mort de Fenouillet	Arrêté de protection de biotope (IV)	1
2000	Ramier des Quinze-Sols	Arrêté de protection de biotope (IV)	2
2015	Confluence Garonne-Ariège	Regional Nature Reserve (IV)	21

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	-	Arable land; Urban parks and gardens; Other urban and industrial areas; Ruderal land
Forest	-	Alluvial and very wet forest
Wetlands (inland)	-	Standing freshwater; Rivers and streams; Water fringe vegetation

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: Vallée de la Garonne : Palayre et environs (France). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/vallée-de-la-garonne-:-palayre-et-environs-iba-france on 26/12/2024.