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Djebel Babor et Tababort


IBA Justification

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 ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:
Species Red List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Maghreb Green Woodpecker Picus vaillantii LC resident (2000) present A3
Subalpine Warbler Curruca cantillans LC breeding (2000) present A3
Algerian Nuthatch Sitta ledanti EN resident (2000) 80 pairs A1, A2, A3
Moussier's Redstart Phoenicurus moussieri LC resident (2000) present A3

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1931 Réserve Naturelle des Babords Nature Reserve (Ia) 100

Land use

Land use % of IBA
agriculture -
nature conservation and research -
tourism/recreation -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Djebel Babor et Tababort (Algeria). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/djebel-babor-et-tababort-iba-algeria on 22/12/2024.