TN040
Douz Laâla


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
Marbled Duck Marmaronetta angustirostris NT winter (-) 120–200 birds A1, A4i
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca NT breeding (1996) 5–10 pairs A1

IBA Conservation

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.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment State Pressure Response
2009 good medium medium
Whole site assessed? State assessed by Accuracy of information
no population medium

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species Actual vs Reference (units) % remaining Result
Marbled Duck Marmaronetta angustirostris 600 / 120 (birds) 100 good
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca 5 / 5 (pairs) 100 good

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat Timing Scope Severity Result
Climate change and severe weather likely in long term (>4 years) most of popul­ation/area (50–90%) slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations) medium
Biological resource use happe­ning now few indivi­duals/small area (<10%) no or slight decline (<1% over 3 gener­ations) low
Transportation and service corridors happe­ning now few indivi­duals/small area (<10%) no or slight decline (<1% over 3 gener­ations) low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation Planning Action Result
Whole area (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation No management plan exists, but the management planning process has begun Substantive conservation measures are being implemented, but these are not compre­hensive and are limited by resources and capacity medium

Local Conservation Groups

The Local Conservation Group(s) listed below are working to conserve this IBA.

Name Year formed
AAO/ Tunisian Ornithology Group (GTO) 2000
For more information on BirdLife's work with Local Conservation Groups, please visit Spotlight on local empowerment.

Land use

Land use % of IBA
hunting -
other -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Douz Laâla (Tunisia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/douz-laâla-iba-tunisia on 23/12/2024.