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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2001 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni	LC	breeding (-)	30 pairs	A1

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2001. The most recent assessment (2001) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Actual vs Reference (units)	% remaining	Result
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni	60 / 60 (birds)	100	good

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Pollution	happe­ning now	most of popul­ation/area (50–90%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	high
Biological resource use	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Whole area (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	Unknown	Unknown	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Unknown Name Hunting Reserve	Other Area (-)	-

The Local Conservation Group(s) listed below are working to conserve this IBA.

Name	Year formed
AAO/ Tunisian Ornithology Group (GTO)	2000

For more information on BirdLife's work with Local Conservation Groups, please visit Spotlight on local empowerment.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
hunting	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Aqueduc de Zaghouan (Tunisia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/aqueduc-de-zaghouan-iba-tunisia on 25/12/2024.