MA045
Baie d'Ad Dakhla


IBA Justification

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
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus LC winter (-) 826 birds 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 birds A4i
Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula LC winter (-) 3,779 birds A4i
Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus LC winter (-) 1,288 birds A4i
Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica NT winter (-) 7,440 birds A4i
Red Knot Calidris canutus NT winter (-) 8,400 birds A4i
Sanderling Calidris alba LC winter (-) 2,808 birds A4i
Dunlin Calidris alpina NT winter (-) 22,000 birds A4i
Audouin's Gull Larus audouinii VU winter (-) 390 birds A1, A4i
Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus LC winter (-) 23,638 birds A4i
Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia LC winter (-) 1,121 birds 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 birds A4iii

IBA Conservation

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.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment State Pressure Response
2023 poor high medium
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%) poor (40–69%) poor

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat Timing Scope Severity Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification happe­ning now some of popul­ation/area (10–49%) moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations) high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation Planning Action Result
Little/none of area 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

Habitats

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

Land use

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


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 23/12/2024.