Data Zone
The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List | Season (year/s of estimate) | Size | IBA criteria |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus | LC | winter (1992–2009) | 120–4,000 birds | A4i |
| Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia | LC | winter (1992–2009) | 9–600 birds | A4i |
| Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo | LC | winter (-) | 10,000–12,000 birds | A4i |
| Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis | LC | winter (-) | 2,000–6,000 birds | A4i |
| A4iii Species group - waterbirds | n/a | winter (-) | min 20,000 birds | A4iii |
Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2010. The most recent assessment (2009) is shown below.
| IBA conservation assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
| 2009 | very poor | medium | medium |
| Whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
| no | population | medium | |
| State (condition of the trigger species' populations) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Species | Actual vs Reference (units) | % remaining | Result | ||
| Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus | 2,500 / 1,325 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia | 100 / 120 (birds) | 84 | moderate | ||
| Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo | 37 / 10,000 (birds) | 1 | very poor | ||
| A4iii Species group - waterbirds | 8,000 / 20,000 (birds) | 40 | poor | ||
| Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threat | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
| Climate change and severe weather | likely in long term (>4 years) | most of population/area (50–90%) | slow decline (1–10% over 3 generations) | medium |
| Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Designation | Planning | Action | Result |
| Whole area (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation | A management plan exists, but it is out of date or not comprehensive | Some limited conservation initiatives are in place | medium |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| not utilised | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Côte de Zerkine et El Grine (Tunisia). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/côte-de-zerkine-et-el-grine-iba-tunisia on 23/12/2024.