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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') at the site:

Species	Red List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
African Collared-dove Streptopelia roseogrisea	LC	resident	2001	present	A3
Crowned Sandgrouse Pterocles coronatus	LC	resident	2001	present	A3
Nubian Bustard Neotis nuba	NT	resident	2001	present	A1, A3
Pharaoh Eagle-owl Bubo ascalaphus	LC	resident	2001	present	A3
Greater Hoopoe-lark Alaemon alaudipes	LC	resident	2001	present	A3
Bar-tailed Lark Ammomanes cinctura	LC	resident	2001	present	A3
Desert Lark Ammomanes deserti	LC	resident	2001	present	A3
Cricket Warbler Spiloptila clamans	LC	resident	2001	present	A3
Pale Rock Martin Ptyonoprogne obsoleta	LC	resident	2001	present	A3
Streaked Scrub-warbler Scotocerca inquieta	LC	resident	2001	present	A3
Fulvous Babbler Argya fulva	LC	resident	2001	present	A3
Black Scrub-robin Cercotrichas podobe	LC	resident	2001	present	A3
White-crowned Wheatear Oenanthe leucopyga	LC	resident	2001	present	A3
Desert Sparrow Passer simplex	LC	resident	2001	present	A3
Trumpeter Finch Bucanetes githagineus	LC	resident	2001	present	A3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2001) may differ.

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)		100

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
urban/industrial/transport	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Arâguîb el Jahfa (Mauritania). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/arâguîb-el-jahfa-iba-mauritania on 23/11/2024.