The site was identified as important in 2001 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.
Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species'):Species | Current IUCN Red List Category | Season | Year(s) | Population estimate at site | IBA criteria met |
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Spotted Sandgrouse Pterocles senegallus | LC | resident | 1999 | present | A3 |
Crowned Sandgrouse Pterocles coronatus | LC | resident | 1999 | present | A3 |
Egyptian Nightjar Caprimulgus aegyptius | LC | breeding | 1999 | present | A3 |
Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres | LC | winter | - | 700 individuals | A4i |
Sanderling Calidris alba | LC | winter | - | 1,200 individuals | A4i |
Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus | LC | winter | - | 6,000 individuals | A4i |
Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis | LC | winter | - | 2,800 individuals | A4i |
Pharaoh Eagle-owl Bubo ascalaphus | LC | resident | 1999 | present | A3 |
Greater Hoopoe-lark Alaemon alaudipes | LC | resident | 1999 | present | A3 |
Bar-tailed Lark Ammomanes cinctura | LC | resident | 1999 | present | A3 |
Desert Lark Ammomanes deserti | LC | resident | 1999 | present | A3 |
Pale Rock Martin Ptyonoprogne obsoleta | LC | resident | 1999 | present | A3 |
White-crowned Wheatear Oenanthe leucopyga | LC | resident | 1999 | present | A3 |
Mourning Wheatear Oenanthe lugens | LC | resident | 1999 | present | A3 |
Desert Sparrow Passer simplex | LC | resident | 1999 | present | A3 |
Trumpeter Finch Bucanetes githagineus | LC | resident | 1999 | present | A3 |
The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2001).
Protected area (PA) | PA designation | PA area (ha) | Relationship of PA with IBA | Overlap of PA with IBA (ha) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Dakhla | National Park | 1,888,889 | is identical to site | 0 |
Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
---|---|
hunting | - |
military | - |
tourism/recreation | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Dakhla area. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/dakhla-area-iba-morocco on 10/12/2023.