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The site was identified as important in 2010 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
Marbled Duck Marmaronetta angustirostris	NT	non-breeding	1991-2009	332-4,000 individuals	A1, A4i
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus	LC	winter	1999	3,000-15,000 individuals	A4i
Spotted Sandgrouse Pterocles senegallus	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Greater Hoopoe-lark Alaemon alaudipes	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Desert Lark Ammomanes deserti	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Dupont's Lark Chersophilus duponti	VU	resident	1999	present	A3
Temminck's Lark Eremophila bilopha	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Streaked Scrub-warbler Scotocerca inquieta	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Subalpine Warbler Curruca cantillans	LC	passage	1999	present	A3
Sardinian Warbler Curruca melanocephala	LC	passage	1999	present	A3
Tristram's Warbler Curruca deserticola	LC	winter	1999	present	A3
Spotless Starling Sturnus unicolor	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe hispanica	LC	breeding	1999	present	A3
Buff-rumped Wheatear Oenanthe moesta	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Black Wheatear Oenanthe leucura	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	non-breeding	-	min 20,000 individuals	A4iii

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2010) may differ.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2010. The most recent assessment (2001) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Reference	Actual	Units	% remaining	Result
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus	18,000	18,000	individuals	100	favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Biological resource use	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Energy production and mining	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium

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%)	Unknown	Very little or no conservation action taking place	negligible

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1949	Chott Jrid	Wetland Zone of National Importance	80
2007	Chott Jrid	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	80
2007	Zones humides oasiennes de Kebili	Wetland Zone of National Importance	<1
2007	Zones humides oasiennes de Kebili	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	<1
2010	Dghoumes	National Park	<1

Land use	% of IBA
not utilised	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Chott Djerid (Tunisia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/chott-djerid-iba-tunisia on 23/11/2024.