TN003
Archipel de Zembra


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2012 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
Scopoli's Shearwater Calonectris diomedea LC breeding (1999) 20,000 pairs A4ii
Audouin's Gull Larus audouinii VU breeding (-) 10 pairs A1
A4iii Species group - seabirds n/a breeding (-) 60,000 birds A4iii

IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2012. The most recent assessment (2001) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment State Pressure Response
2001 good low low
Whole site assessed? State assessed by Accuracy of information
yes habitat good

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat Quantity (% remaining) Quality (% carrying capacity) Result
Marine Coastal/Supratidal good (>90%) good (>90%) good
Shrubland good (>90%) good (>90%) good

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat Timing Scope Severity Result
No known threats happe­ning now few indivi­duals/small area (<10%) no or slight decline (<1% over 3 gener­ations) low

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

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1977 Zembra and Zembretta Iles UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve (UA) <1

Local Conservation Groups

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.

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Marine Neritic 99
Marine Coastal/Supratidal minor (<10)
Shrubland minor (<10) Bushland & thicket - Mediterranean

Land use

Land use % of IBA
nature conservation and research -
tourism/recreation -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Archipel de Zembra (Tunisia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/archipel-de-zembra-iba-tunisia on 22/12/2024.