Etangs Narbonnais (2286)
France, Europe
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2000
National site name: Etangs Narbonnais
Central coordinates: Latitude: 43.0833, Longitude: 3.0500
System: marine, terrestrial
Elevation (m): 0 to 69
Area of KBA (km2): 106.75955
Protected area coverage (%): 98.77
KBA classification: Regional
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Site description: The area contains beaches, sand-dunes, islands, saltwater lagoons and marshes, mudflats, woodland, maquis and cliffs.
Rationale for qualifying as KBA: This site qualifies as a Key Biodiversity Area of international significance that was identified using previously established criteria and thresholds for the identification of Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBAs) and for which available data indicate that it does not meet global KBA criteria and thresholds set out in the Global Standard.
Additional biodiversity: The site holds 20,000 or more waterbirds in winter, on a regular basis (including Phoenicopterus ruber 3,338; Anas platyrhynchos 2,520; Aythya ferina 2,200; Fulica atra 20,000). The site is a migratory bottleneck, where more than 3,000 raptors regularly pass (including Pernis apivorus 2,000; Milvus migrans 3,000). Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria: Aquila clanga (passage, wintering); Larus audouinii (passage).
Habitats
Land use: fisheries/aquaculture | hunting | tourism/recreation | urban/industrial/transport
| IUCN Habitat | Coverage % | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Marine Intertidal | 17 | |
| Grassland | 17 | |
| Forest | 17 | |
| Shrubland | 17 | |
| Marine Coastal/Supratidal | 33 |
Threats
Summary of threats to biodiversity at KBA: High hunting pressure, eutrophication and tourism development, including boating, are the main threats to the site.