Data Zone
Country/territory: Algeria
IBA criteria met: A4i (2001)
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Area: 0 ha
Site description (2001 baseline)
The site is some 110 km north-west of the town of El Golea, in the Sahara. It lies in the huge sand desert, the Erg Occidental. No further information is available.
Key biodiversity
See Box for key species. There is one record of 20 Aythya nyroca wintering on the site in 1994. Other wintering waterbirds, in addition to 1,500 Anas strepera, include 2,500 A. penelope, 3,780 A. clypeata, 2,500 Aythya ferina and 800 Vanellus vanellus.
Non-bird biodiversity: None known to BirdLife International.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Garaet Haouas (Algeria). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/garaet-haouas-iba-algeria on 23/11/2024.