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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2001

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population estimate	IBA Criteria Triggered
Barbary Partridge Alectoris barbara	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea	LC	winter	-	650 individuals	A4i
Marbled Teal Marmaronetta angustirostris	VU	winter	-	1,200 individuals	A1, A4i
Red-knobbed Coot Fulica cristata	LC	winter	-	750 individuals	A4i
Maghreb Green Woodpecker Picus vaillantii	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Sardinian Warbler Sylvia melanocephala	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Spectacled Warbler Sylvia conspicillata	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Subalpine Warbler Sylvia cantillans	LC	breeding	1999	present	A3
Spotless Starling Sturnus unicolor	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Moussier's Redstart Phoenicurus moussieri	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe hispanica	LC	breeding	1999	present	A3
Black Wheatear Oenanthe leucura	LC	resident	1999	present	A3

Note: This table presents the IBA criteria triggered and the species that triggered then at the time of assessment, the current IUCN Red List category may vary from that which was in place at that time.

For more information about the IBA assessment process and criteria please click here

Threats to the site (pressure)
Threat Level 1	Threat Level 2	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	livestock farming and ranching (includes forest grazing) - small-holder grazing, ranching or farming	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high
Human intrusions and disturbance	recreational activities	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Natural system modifications	dams & water management/use - abstraction of ground water (agricultural use)	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Pollution	agricultural & forestry effluents - nutrient loads	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high

Conservation actions taken at site (response)
Conservation Designation	Management Planning	Conservation Action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

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Protection status:

Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Takeltounte	Réserve de Chasse Permanente	5,322	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Reggada	Réserve de Chasse Permanente	4,221	protected area is adjacent to site	0
PN Khenifra	Réserve de Chasse Permanente	108,338	protected area is adjacent to site	0
PN Ifrane	Réserve de Chasse Permanente	161,209	protected area overlaps with site	0
Lac d’Afennourir	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	800	protected area overlaps with site	800
Kissarit	Réserve de Chasse Permanente	3,242	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Khenifra National Park	Parc National	84,204	protected area overlaps with site	0
Ifrane National Park	Parc National	123,694	protected area overlaps with site	50,000
Aguelmam n'Tifounassine	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	60	protected area contained by site	0
Aguelmam n'Tifounassine	Réserve de Chasse Permanente	778	protected area overlaps with site	0

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-
hunting	-
nature conservation and research	-
tourism/recreation	-
water management	-

For further information about the land use classification please click here.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2021) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Parc Naturel d'Ifrane. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 20/04/2021.