Current view: Text account
Site description (2001 baseline):
Site location and context
The site comprises a coastal lagoon and some islets on the eastern coast of the island of Djerba, in the southern part of the tidal Gulf of Gabès. The vegetation of site is a mixture of sand-loving species such as
Ammophila arenaria,
Eryngium maritimum and
Euphorbia paralias and halophytes including
Arthrocnemum,
Salicornia and
Atriplex species.
See Box for key species. See under Kneiss (site TN032) for the ornithological importance of the Gulf of Gabès; many of the species mentioned there occur at Bordj Kastil. It is an important site for wintering waterbirds including
Platalea leucorodia,
Larus cachinnans,
Sterna caspia and numerous waders.
Larus cachinnans,
Sterna hirundo and
S. albifrons breed.
Non-bird biodiversity: None known to BirdLife International.
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
The major threat would appear to be from disturbance by tourists who come to visit an historic monument, an old Turkish fortress, within the site.
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.
