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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Marbled Duck Marmaronetta angustirostris	NT	breeding	-	60 breeding pairs	A1, A4i
Marbled Duck Marmaronetta angustirostris	NT	winter	-	150-200 individuals	A1, A4i
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	NT	winter	-	common	A1

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2001) may differ.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2001. The most recent assessment (2009) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Reference	Actual	Units	% remaining	Result
Marbled Duck Marmaronetta angustirostris	60	11	individuals	19	very unfavourable
Marbled Duck Marmaronetta angustirostris	1	22	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	1	54	individuals	100	favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Biological resource use	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Climate change and severe weather	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	No management plan exists but the management planning process has begun	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity	medium

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
2007	Zones humides oasiennes de Kebili	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	22
2007	Zones humides oasiennes de Kebili	Wetland Zone of National Importance	22

The Local Conservation Group(s) listed below are working to conserve this IBA.

Name	Year formed
AAO/ Tunisian Ornithology Group (GTO)	2000

For more information on BirdLife's work with Local Conservation Groups, please click here.

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	-
other	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ghidma (Tunisia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ghidma-iba-tunisia on 23/11/2024.