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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
African Collared-dove Streptopelia roseogrisea	LC	resident	2001	present	A3
Crowned Sandgrouse Pterocles coronatus	LC	resident	2001	present	A3
Nubian Bustard Neotis nuba	NT	resident	2001	present	A1, A3
Arabian Bustard Ardeotis arabs	NT	resident	2001	present	A3
Pharaoh Eagle-owl Bubo ascalaphus	LC	resident	2001	present	A3
Yellow-breasted Barbet Trachyphonus margaritatus	LC	resident	2001	present	A3
Greater Hoopoe-lark Alaemon alaudipes	LC	resident	2001	present	A3
Bar-tailed Lark Ammomanes cinctura	LC	resident	2001	present	A3
Kordofan Lark Mirafra cordofanica	LC	resident	2001	present	A3
Cricket Warbler Spiloptila clamans	LC	resident	2001	present	A3
Pale Rock Martin Ptyonoprogne obsoleta	LC	resident	2001	present	A3
Fulvous Babbler Argya fulva	LC	resident	2001	present	A3
Chestnut-bellied Starling Lamprotornis pulcher	LC	resident	2001	present	A3
Black Scrub-robin Cercotrichas podobe	LC	resident	2001	present	A3
White-crowned Wheatear Oenanthe leucopyga	LC	resident	2001	present	A3
Sudan Golden Sparrow Passer luteus	LC	resident	2001	present	A3
Desert Sparrow Passer simplex	LC	resident	2001	present	A3
Trumpeter Finch Bucanetes githagineus	LC	resident	2001	present	A3

The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2001).

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
unknown	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Wad Initi. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/wad-initi-iba-mauritania on 02/10/2023.