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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
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus	LC	winter	-	826 individuals	A4i
Spotted Sandgrouse Pterocles senegallus	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Crowned Sandgrouse Pterocles coronatus	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola	VU	winter	-	2,030 individuals	A4i
Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula	LC	winter	-	3,779 individuals	A4i
Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus	LC	winter	-	1,288 individuals	A4i
Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica	NT	winter	-	7,440 individuals	A4i
Red Knot Calidris canutus	NT	winter	-	8,400 individuals	A4i
Sanderling Calidris alba	LC	winter	-	2,808 individuals	A4i
Dunlin Calidris alpina	NT	winter	-	22,000 individuals	A4i
Audouin's Gull Larus audouinii	VU	winter	-	390 individuals	A1, A4i
Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus	LC	winter	-	23,638 individuals	A4i
Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia	LC	winter	-	1,121 individuals	A4i
Pharaoh Eagle-owl Bubo ascalaphus	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Greater Hoopoe-lark Alaemon alaudipes	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Bar-tailed Lark Ammomanes cinctura	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Desert Lark Ammomanes deserti	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
White-crowned Wheatear Oenanthe leucopyga	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Trumpeter Finch Bucanetes githagineus	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter	-	50,000-99,999 individuals	A4iii

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

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2001. The most recent assessment (2023) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	good (> 90%)	poor (40-69%)	unfavourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Little/none of site covered (<10%)	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	medium

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
2005	Baie d’Ad-Dakhla	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	100

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Desert		major (>10)
Marine Intertidal		major (>10)
Marine Neritic		major (>10)
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-
tourism/recreation	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Baie d'Ad Dakhla (Morocco). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/baie-dad-dakhla-iba-morocco on 23/11/2024.