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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
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus	LC	winter	1998	500-3,000 individuals	A4i
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia	LC	winter	1998	150-500 individuals	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
Common Crane Grus grus	900	668	individuals	75	near favourable
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia	120	701	individuals	100	favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Residential and commercial development	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	medium
Pollution	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Climate change and severe weather	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium

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
2007	Jerba Bin El Ouediane	Wetland Zone of National Importance	27
2007	Jerba Bin El Ouediane	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	27
2007	Jerba Ras Rmel	Wetland Zone of National Importance	8
2007	Jerba Ras Rmel	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	8
2007	Jerba Guellala	Wetland Zone of National Importance	<1
2007	Jerba Guellala	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	<1

Land use	% of IBA
tourism/recreation	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Côtes de l'Île de Djerba (Tunisia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/côtes-de-lîle-de-djerba-iba-tunisia on 23/11/2024.