TN046
El Feidja


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
Barbary Partridge Alectoris barbara LC resident (1999) present A3
Maghreb Green Woodpecker Picus vaillantii LC resident (1999) present A3
Eleonora's Falcon Falco eleonorae LC breeding (1999) present A3
Subalpine Warbler Curruca cantillans LC breeding (1999) present A3
Sardinian Warbler Curruca melanocephala LC resident (1999) present A3
Spotless Starling Sturnus unicolor LC resident (1999) present A3
Moussier's Redstart Phoenicurus moussieri LC resident (1999) present A3

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 (2001) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment State Pressure Response
2001 good medium low
Whole site assessed? State assessed by Accuracy of information
yes habitat good

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat Quantity (% remaining) Quality (% carrying capacity) Result
Forest good (>90%) good (>90%) good

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat Timing Scope Severity Result
Human intrusions and disturbance happe­ning now some of popul­ation/area (10–49%) slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations) medium
Natural system modifications happe­ning now some of popul­ation/area (10–49%) slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations) medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation Planning Action Result
Whole area (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation Unknown Very little or no conservation action taking place low

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Forest major (>10) Mediterranean forest - broadleaved deciduous

Land use

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


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: El Feidja (Tunisia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/el-feidja-iba-tunisia on 23/12/2024.