TN029
Garaet Douza


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
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus LC winter (-) 1,000–4,000 birds A4i

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 moderate high very 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
Wetlands (inland) moderate (70–90%) good (>90%) moderate

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat Timing Scope Severity Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification happe­ning now whole of popul­ation/area (>90%) slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations) high
Biological resource use happe­ning now whole of popul­ation/area (>90%) slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations) high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation Planning Action Result
Little/none of area covered (<10%) Unknown Unknown very low

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland) major (>10) Riverine floodplains

Land use

Land use % of IBA
agriculture -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Garaet Douza (Tunisia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/garaet-douza-iba-tunisia on 23/12/2024.