TN019
Plaines de Kairouan


IBA Justification

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 at site IBA criteria triggered
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

Note: The current IUCN Red List category may differ from the category that was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment.

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IBA Conservation

IBA conservation status - summary
Year of assessment (most recent) Threat (pressure) Condition (state) Action (response)
2001 medium favourable negligible
Was the whole site assessed? yes Condition (state) assessed by habitat
Accuracy of information good

Threats to the site (pressure)
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

Condition of the site (state), by habitat
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

Conservation actions taken at the site (response)
Protected-area designation Management planning Other conservation action Result
Little/none of site covered (<10%) Unknown Unknown negligible
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Habitats

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

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/6936 on 10/06/2023.