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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
Barbary Partridge Alectoris barbara	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Spotted Sandgrouse Pterocles senegallus	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Crowned Sandgrouse Pterocles coronatus	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Red-necked Nightjar Caprimulgus ruficollis	NT	breeding	1999	present	A3
Subalpine Warbler Curruca cantillans	LC	breeding	1999	unknown	A3
Sardinian Warbler Curruca melanocephala	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Fulvous Babbler Argya fulva	LC	resident	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
Buff-rumped Wheatear Oenanthe moesta	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Black Wheatear Oenanthe leucura	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).

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Habitat detail	Reference area (ha)	Actual area (ha)	Habitat quantity (% remaining)	Habitat quality (carrying capacity)	Result
Wetlands (inland)		0	0	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
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	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Biological resource use	hunting & collecting terrestrial animals - intentional use (species being assessed is the target)	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected-area designation	Management planning	Other conservation action	Result
Little/none of site covered (<10%)	Unknown	Unknown	negligible

For more information about IBA conservation status, please click here

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Wetlands (inland)	Riverine floodplains, Intertidal mud, sand or salt flats	-

For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Plaines de Kairouan. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/plaines-de-kairouan-iba-tunisia on 22/09/2023.