BirdLife Data Zone

DZ005

Lac des Oiseaux / Garaet et Touyour

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

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
White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala	EN	winter	1983-1992	37-209 individuals	A1, A4i
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	NT	winter	2001	2 individuals	A1
Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata	LC	winter	1986	7,000 individuals	A4i

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

IBA Conservation

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment (most recent)	State (condition)	Pressure (threat)	Response (action)
2001	not assessed	medium	not assessed
Was the whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
yes	unset	good

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat level 1	Threat level 2	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Natural system modifications	dams & water management/use - large dams	likely in short term (within 4 years)	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
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

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IBA Protection

Protected area (PA)	PA designation	PA area (ha)	Relationship of PA with IBA	Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
La Réserve Naturelle du Lac des Oiseaux	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	120	protected area contains site	120

Land use

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

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lac des Oiseaux / Garaet et Touyour. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lac-des-oiseaux--garaet-et-touyour-iba-algeria on 23/09/2023.