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Site description (2001 baseline):
Site location and context
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.
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.
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
No information.
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.
