Data Zone
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 IBA criteria.
Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key species') at the site:| Species | Red List | Season (year/s of estimate) | Size | IBA criteria |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spotted Sandgrouse Pterocles senegallus | LC | resident (1999) | present | A3 |
| Crowned Sandgrouse Pterocles coronatus | LC | resident (1999) | present | A3 |
| Egyptian Nightjar Caprimulgus aegyptius | LC | breeding (1999) | present | A3 |
| Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres | NT | winter (-) | 700 individuals | A4i |
| Sanderling Calidris alba | LC | winter (-) | 1,200 individuals | A4i |
| Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus | LC | winter (-) | 6,000 individuals | A4i |
| Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis | LC | winter (-) | 2,800 individuals | A4i |
| Pharaoh Eagle-owl Bubo ascalaphus | LC | resident (1999) | present | A3 |
| Greater Hoopoe-lark Alaemon alaudipes | LC | resident (1999) | present | A3 |
| Bar-tailed Lark Ammomanes cinctura | LC | resident (1999) | present | A3 |
| Desert Lark Ammomanes deserti | LC | resident (1999) | present | A3 |
| Pale Rock Martin Ptyonoprogne obsoleta | LC | resident (1999) | present | A3 |
| White-crowned Wheatear Oenanthe leucopyga | LC | resident (1999) | present | A3 |
| Mourning Wheatear Oenanthe lugens | LC | resident (1999) | present | A3 |
| Desert Sparrow Passer simplex | LC | resident (1999) | present | A3 |
| Trumpeter Finch Bucanetes githagineus | LC | resident (1999) | present | A3 |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| hunting | - |
| military | - |
| tourism/recreation | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Dakhla area (Morocco). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/dakhla-area-iba-morocco on 19/01/2025.