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The site was identified as important in 2019 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
White-faced Whistling-duck Dendrocygna viduata	LC	non-breeding	2014-2017	73,734-91,177 individuals	A4, B3a
Fulvous Whistling-duck Dendrocygna bicolor	LC	non-breeding	2014-2017	615-1,704 individuals	B3a
Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca	LC	non-breeding	2014-2017	61-135 individuals	B3a
Spur-winged Goose Plectropterus gambensis	LC	non-breeding	2014-2017	3,143-8,354 individuals	A4, B3a
Knob-billed Duck Sarkidiornis melanotos	LC	non-breeding	2014-2017	460-874 individuals	B3a
African Pygmy-goose Nettapus auritus	LC	non-breeding	2014-2017	53-100 individuals	B3a
Garganey Spatula querquedula	LC	winter	2014-2017	54,917-90,368 individuals	A4, B3a
Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata	LC	winter	2014-2017	4,311-6,747 individuals	B3a
Northern Pintail Anas acuta	LC	winter	2014-2017	91,905-126,420 individuals	A4, B3a
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus	LC	non-breeding	2014-2017	10,758-16,940 individuals	A4, B3a
Lesser Flamingo Phoeniconaias minor	NT	non-breeding	2014-2017	7,943-14,161 individuals	B1a, B3a
Black Crowned Crane Balearica pavonina	VU	non-breeding	2014-2017	73-85 individuals	A1, B3a
Yellow-billed Stork Mycteria ibis	LC	non-breeding	2014-2017	1,464-2,553 individuals	A4, B3a
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia	LC	winter	2014-2017	198-218 individuals	B3a
Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax	LC	non-breeding	2014-2017	17,825-24,495 individuals	A4, B3a
Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides	LC	non-breeding	2014-2017	353-526 individuals	B3a
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea	LC	non-breeding	2014-2017	188-303 individuals	B3a
Great White Egret Ardea alba	LC	winter	2014-2017	711-1,013 individuals	B3a
Yellow-billed Egret Ardea brachyrhyncha	LC	non-breeding	2014-2017	392-1,049 individuals	B3a
Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus	LC	non-breeding	2014-2017	13,816-18,392 individuals	A4, B3a
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo	LC	non-breeding	2014-2017	2,497-2,735 individuals	B3a
African Darter Anhinga rufa	LC	non-breeding	2014-2019	397-553 individuals	B3a
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta	LC	winter	2014-2017	3,787-8,077 individuals	A4, B3a
Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica	NT	winter	2014-2017	155 individuals	B1a
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa	NT	winter	2014-2017	2,333-5,245 individuals	B1a, B3a
Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea	VU	winter	2014-2017	83-179 individuals	B1a
Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola	LC	non-breeding	2014-2017	825-2,152 individuals	B3a
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni	LC	passage	1994	3,200 individuals	A4, B3a
Collared Sand Martin Riparia riparia	LC	winter	-	2,000,000 individuals	A4, B3a
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	non-breeding	2014-2017	299,535-358,172 individuals	B3b

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2019) may differ.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2019. The most recent assessment (2022) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Pollution	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	very high

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	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity	medium

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1971	Oiseaux de Djoudj	National Park	29
1977	Djoudj	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	29
1981	Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary	World Heritage Site (natural or mixed)	29

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial		48
Grassland		24
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)		9
Wetlands (inland)		6
Shrubland		5
Desert		2
Forest		2

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
hunting	-
nature conservation and research	-
tourism/recreation	-
water management	-
other	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Djoudj wetlands (Senegal). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/djoudj-wetlands-iba-senegal on 23/11/2024.