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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
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus	LC	winter	-	3,000-5,000 individuals	A4i
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia	LC	winter	-	200-600 individuals	A4i
Great White Egret Ardea alba	LC	winter	-	100-300 individuals	A4i
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo	LC	winter	-	2,500-5,000 individuals	A4i
Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus	LC	winter	-	1,000-2,000 individuals	A4i
Little Stint Calidris minuta	LC	winter	-	1,500-4,500 individuals	A4i
Slender-billed Gull Larus genei	LC	winter	-	4,000 individuals	A4i
Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis	LC	winter	-	1,000-5,000 individuals	A4i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter	-	min 20,000 individuals	A4iii

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
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus	3,000	5,232	individuals	100	favourable
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia	200	433	individuals	100	favourable
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo	2,500	532	individuals	22	very unfavourable
Charadrius alexandrinus	1,000	116	individuals	12	very unfavourable
Little Stint Calidris minuta	1,500	1,300	individuals	87	near favourable
Slender-billed Gull Larus genei	4,000	3,118	individuals	78	near favourable
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	20,000	21,723	individuals	100	favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
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90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	medium

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
2007	Jerba Bin El Ouediane	Wetland Zone of National Importance	8
2007	Jerba Bin El Ouediane	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	8
2007	Jerba Guellala	Wetland Zone of National Importance	4
2007	Jerba Guellala	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	4
2012	Lagune de Boughrara	Wetland Zone of National Importance	73
2012	Lagune de Boughrara	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	73

Land use	% of IBA
fisheries/aquaculture	-

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