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Béni Abbès


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
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

Land use

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 23/12/2024.