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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
Spotted Sandgrouse Pterocles senegallus	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Egyptian Nightjar Caprimulgus aegyptius	LC	breeding	1999	present	A3
Greater Hoopoe-lark Alaemon alaudipes	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Thick-billed Lark Ramphocoris clotbey	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Bar-tailed Lark Ammomanes cinctura	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Desert Lark Ammomanes deserti	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Temminck's Lark Eremophila bilopha	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Streaked Scrub-warbler Scotocerca inquieta	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Subalpine Warbler Curruca cantillans	LC	passage	1999	present	A3
Sardinian Warbler Curruca melanocephala	LC	winter	1999	present	A3
Tristram's Warbler Curruca deserticola	LC	winter	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
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).

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Scientific name	Common name	Reference population	Actual population	Units	% of population remaining	Result
Alaemon alaudipes	Greater Hoopoe-lark	1	7	individuals	100	favourable
Ammomanes cinctura	Bar-tailed Lark	1	5	individuals	100	favourable
Eremophila bilopha	Temminck's Lark	1	11	individuals	100	favourable
Passer simplex		1	3	individuals	100	favourable
Bucanetes githagineus	Trumpeter Finch	1	14	individuals	100	favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat level 1	Threat level 2	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Human intrusions and disturbance	recreational activities	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected-area designation	Management planning	Other conservation action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A comprehensive and appropriate management plan exists that aims to maintain or improve the populations of qualifying bird species	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity	high

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)
Jbil	National Park	176,109	protected area overlaps with site	0
Djebel Sahara	National Park	15,000	protected area contained by site	15,000

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Desert	Desert dunes	-

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

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
nature conservation and research	-
tourism/recreation	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Jbil. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/jbil-iba-tunisia on 28/11/2023.