Data Zone
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spotted Sandgrouse Pterocles senegallus | LC | resident | 2000 | present | A3 |
| Crowned Sandgrouse Pterocles coronatus | LC | resident | 2000 | present | A3 |
| Egyptian Nightjar Caprimulgus aegyptius | LC | breeding | 2000 | present | A3 |
| Pharaoh Eagle-owl Bubo ascalaphus | LC | resident | 2000 | present | A3 |
| Pale Rock Martin Ptyonoprogne obsoleta | LC | resident | 2000 | present | A3 |
| Streaked Scrub-warbler Scotocerca inquieta | LC | resident | 2000 | present | A3 |
| Fulvous Babbler Argya fulva | LC | resident | 2000 | present | A3 |
| Mourning Wheatear Oenanthe lugens | LC | resident | 2000 | present | A3 |
| Desert Sparrow Passer simplex | LC | resident | 2000 | present | A3 |
| Trumpeter Finch Bucanetes githagineus | LC | resident | 2000 | present | A3 |
1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2001) may differ.
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| tourism/recreation | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Béni Abbès (Algeria). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/béni-abbès-iba-algeria on 23/11/2024.