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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2001

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population estimate	IBA Criteria Triggered
Barbary Partridge Alectoris barbara	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Marbled Teal Marmaronetta angustirostris	VU	winter	-	350 individuals	A1, A4i
Red-necked Nightjar Caprimulgus ruficollis	LC	breeding	1999	present	A3
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia	LC	winter	-	160 individuals	A4i
Northern Bald Ibis Geronticus eremita	EN	resident	-	present	A1
Audouin's Gull Larus audouinii	LC	winter	-	present	A1
Eleonora's Falcon Falco eleonorae	LC	breeding	1999	present	A3
Thick-billed Lark Ramphocoris clotbey	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Temminck's Lark Eremophila bilopha	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Sardinian Warbler Sylvia melanocephala	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Spectacled Warbler Sylvia conspicillata	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Tristram's Warbler Sylvia deserticola	LC	resident	1999	unknown	A3
Sylvia cantillans	NR	breeding	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

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.

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Threats to the site (pressure)
Threat Level 1	Threat Level 2	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Residential and commercial development	tourism and recreation areas	likely in short term (within 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	medium

Conservation actions taken at site (response)
Conservation Designation	Management Planning	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	The conservation measures needed for the site are being comprehensively and effectively implemented	high

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Protection status:

Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Sous Massa National Park	National Park	46,857	protected area contained by site	33,800
Réserve de Biosphère de l'Arganeraie (RBA)	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve	2,369,038	protected area contains site	63,800

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

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2020) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Parc National de Souss-Massa and Aglou. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 22/01/2020.