• Summary
• Text account
• Data table and detailed info
• Map
• Reference and further resources

Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2019

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population at site	IBA criteria triggered
White-faced Whistling-duck Dendrocygna viduata	LC	non-breeding	2014-2017	73,734-91,177 individuals	A4, B3a
Fulvous Whistling-duck Dendrocygna bicolor	LC	non-breeding	2014-2017	615-1,704 individuals	B3a
Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca	LC	non-breeding	2014-2017	61-135 individuals	B3a
Spur-winged Goose Plectropterus gambensis	LC	non-breeding	2014-2017	3,143-8,354 individuals	A4, B3a
African Comb Duck Sarkidiornis melanotos	LC	non-breeding	2014-2017	460-874 individuals	B3a
African Pygmy-goose Nettapus auritus	LC	non-breeding	2014-2017	53-100 individuals	B3a
Garganey Spatula querquedula	LC	winter	2014-2017	54,917-90,368 individuals	A4, B3a
Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata	LC	winter	2014-2017	4,311-6,747 individuals	B3a
Northern Pintail Anas acuta	LC	winter	2014-2017	91,905-126,420 individuals	A4, B3a
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus	LC	non-breeding	2014-2017	10,758-16,940 individuals	A4, B3a
Lesser Flamingo Phoeniconaias minor	NT	non-breeding	2014-2017	7,943-14,161 individuals	B1a, B3a
Black Crowned Crane Balearica pavonina	VU	non-breeding	2014-2017	73-85 individuals	A1, B3a
Yellow-billed Stork Mycteria ibis	LC	non-breeding	2014-2017	1,464-2,553 individuals	A4, B3a
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia	LC	winter	2014-2017	198-218 individuals	B3a
Black-crowned Night-heron Nycticorax nycticorax	LC	non-breeding	2014-2017	17,825-24,495 individuals	A4, B3a
Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides	LC	non-breeding	2014-2017	353-526 individuals	B3a
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea	LC	non-breeding	2014-2017	188-303 individuals	B3a
Great White Egret Ardea alba	LC	winter	2014-2017	711-1,013 individuals	B3a
Yellow-billed Egret Ardea brachyrhyncha	LC	non-breeding	2014-2017	392-1,049 individuals	B3a
Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus	LC	non-breeding	2014-2017	13,816-18,392 individuals	A4, B3a
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo	LC	non-breeding	2014-2017	2,497-2,735 individuals	B3a
African Darter Anhinga rufa	LC	non-breeding	2014-2019	397-553 individuals	B3a
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta	LC	winter	2014-2017	3,787-8,077 individuals	A4, B3a
Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica	NT	winter	2014-2017	155 individuals	B1a
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa	NT	winter	2014-2017	2,333-5,245 individuals	B1a, B3a
Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea	NT	winter	2014-2017	83-179 individuals	B1a
Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola	LC	non-breeding	2014-2017	825-2,152 individuals	B3a
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni	LC	passage	1994	3,200 individuals	A4, B3a
Collared Sand Martin Riparia riparia	LC	winter	-	2,000,000 individuals	A4, B3a
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	non-breeding	2014-2017	299,535-358,172 individuals	B3b

Note: The current IUCN Red List category may differ from the category that was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment.

For more information about the IBA criteria, please click here

Threats to the site (pressure)
Threat level 1	Threat level 2	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	annual & perennial non-timber crops - small-holder farming	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	very high
Pollution	agricultural & forestry effluents - herbicides and pesticides	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high

Conservation actions taken at the site (response)
Protected-area designation	Management planning	Other conservation action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity	medium

For more information about IBA conservation status, please click here

Protected area (PA)	PA designation	PA area (ha)	Relationship of PA with IBA	Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Oiseaux de Djoudj	National Park	16,000	protected area contained by site	16,000
Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary	World Heritage Site (natural or mixed)	16,000	protected area contained by site	16,000
Djoudj	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	16,000	protected area contained by site	16,000

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Artificial/Terrestrial		-
Wetlands (inland)		-
Shrubland		-
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)		-
Grassland		-
Forest		-
Desert		-

For further information about the IUCN habitat classification, please click here.

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

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

---

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Djoudj wetlands. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/6840 on 02/06/2023.