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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
White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala	EN	breeding	1999	12-220 adults	A1, A4i
Marbled Duck Marmaronetta angustirostris	NT	breeding	1999	8-30 adults	A1, A4i

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 (2009) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Reference	Actual	Units	% remaining	Result
White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala	12	73	individuals	100	favourable

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Wetlands (inland)	moderate (70-90%)	moderate (70-90%)	unfavourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Climate change and severe weather	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Biological resource use	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	No management plan exists but the management planning process has begun	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
2010	Barrage Mornaguia	Game Reserve	100
2013	Complexe des zones humides de barrage Ghédir El Golla et barrage El Mornaguia	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	86
2013	Complexe des zones humides de barrage Ghédir El Golla et barrage El Mornaguia	Wetland Zone of National Importance	86

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)	Artificial wetlands	major (>10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
water management	major (>10)
hunting	minor (<10)
rangeland/pastureland	minor (<10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Barrage Mornaguia (Tunisia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/barrage-mornaguia-iba-tunisia on 23/11/2024.