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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 estimate	IBA Criteria Triggered
Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata	LC	winter	2014-2017	10,060-15,442 individuals	B3a
Northern Pintail Anas acuta	LC	winter	2014-2017	15,183-21,005 individuals	B3a
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus	LC	non-breeding	2014-2017	20,311-37,863 individuals	A4, B3a
Lesser Flamingo Phoeniconaias minor	NT	non-breeding	2014-2017	6,552-12,000 individuals	B1a, B3a
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia	LC	winter	2014-2017	722-1,202 individuals	A4, B3a
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo	LC	non-breeding	2014-2017	1,055-2,378 individuals	B3a
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta	LC	winter	2014-2017	664-749 individuals	B3a
Kittlitz's Plover Charadrius pecuarius	LC	non-breeding	2014-2017	152-330 individuals	B3a
Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica	NT	winter	2014-2017	55-129 individuals	B1a
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa	NT	winter	2014-2017	304-602 individuals	B1a
Red Knot Calidris canutus	NT	winter	2014-2017	246-515 individuals	B1a
Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea	NT	winter	2014-2017	212-277 individuals	B1a
Slender-billed Gull Larus genei	LC	non-breeding	2014-2017	309-696 individuals	B3a
Common Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica	LC	winter	2014-2017	221-461 individuals	B3a
Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia	LC	non-breeding	2014-2017	420-1,269 individuals	B3a
Sahelian Woodpecker Dendropicos elachus	LC	resident	2001	present	A3
Cricket Warbler Spiloptila clamans	LC	resident	2001	present	A3
Black Scrub-robin Cercotrichas podobe	LC	resident	2001	present	A3
Sudan Golden Sparrow Passer luteus	LC	resident	2001	present	A3
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	non-breeding	2014-2017	61,023-83,143 individuals	B3b

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

Protection status:

Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Delta du Fleuve Sénégal (Mauritania)	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve	0	protected area overlaps with site	0

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)		-
Grassland		-
Desert		-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-
water management	-
rangeland/pastureland	-

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

Le site n'est pas protégé alors que c'est le seul site de nidification des Flamants nains en Afrique de l'Ouest donc sa vaut le coup vraiment de protéger cette zone. 

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2021) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Aftout es Sâheli. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 15/01/2021.