Data Zone
Country/territory: Mauritania
IBA criteria met: A1, A3 (2001)
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Area: 0 ha
Site description (2001 baseline)
El Mréiti is located on the southern end of the El Hank escarpment in the north-east of the country. It has a permanent water-source that has been exploited by herders and traders for centuries. The cliffs rise 30 m above the surrounding plains. There are numerous wells, deeply gouged wadis and a large sebkha. The vegetation typical of the area includes Hyoscyamus muticus, Tamarix sp., Acacia raddiana, Capparis decidua, Leptadenia pyrotechnica, Maerua crassifolia, Salvadora persica, Balanites aegyptiaca and Panicum turgidium.
Key biodiversity
See Box and Table 2 for key species. In addition, two species of the Sahel biome have been recorded from this site; see Table 2.
Non-bird biodiversity: None known to BirdLife International.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: El Mréiti (Mauritania). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/el-mréiti-iba-mauritania on 23/11/2024.