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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
Barbary Partridge Alectoris barbara	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala	EN	winter	-	12-600 individuals	A1, A4i
Greylag Goose Anser anser	LC	winter	-	300-25,000 individuals	A4i
Marbled Duck Marmaronetta angustirostris	NT	breeding	-	50-200 breeding pairs	A1, A4i
Common Pochard Aythya ferina	VU	winter	-	10,000-90,000 individuals	A4i
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	NT	winter	1991	20-90 individuals	A1
Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata	LC	winter	-	5,000-10,000 individuals	A4i
Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope	LC	winter	-	10,000-50,000 individuals	A4i
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus	LC	winter	-	500-4,500 individuals	A4i
Eurasian Coot Fulica atra	LC	winter	-	2,000-45,000 individuals	A4i
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa	NT	passage	-	3,000-6,000 individuals	A4i
Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola	LC	breeding	-	200-600 breeding pairs	A4i
Eleonora's Falcon Falco eleonorae	LC	breeding	1999	present	A3
Sardinian Warbler Curruca melanocephala	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Spotless Starling Sturnus unicolor	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Moussier's Redstart Phoenicurus moussieri	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe hispanica	LC	breeding	1999	present	A3
Black Wheatear Oenanthe leucura	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter	-	100,000-499,999 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
Greylag Goose Anser anser	250	1,526	individuals	100	favourable
Common Pochard Aythya ferina	10,000	12,875	individuals	100	favourable
Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata	4,500	10,944	individuals	100	favourable
Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope	3,000	21,223	individuals	100	favourable
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus	1,325	3,584	individuals	100	favourable
Eurasian Coot Fulica atra	20,000	64,311	individuals	100	favourable
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa	1,300	13	individuals	1	very unfavourable
Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola	190	60	breeding pairs	32	very unfavourable
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	20,000	125,044	individuals	100	favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Natural system modifications	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
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low
Residential and commercial development	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low

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 comprehensive and appropriate management plan exists that aims to maintain or improve the populations of qualifying bird species	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity	high

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1977	Parc national de l'Ichkeul	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve	85
1980	Ichkeul	National Park	100
1980	Ichkeul	Wetland Zone of National Importance	92
1980	Ichkeul	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	100
1980	Ichkeul	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve	92
1980	Ichkeul National Park	World Heritage Site (natural or mixed)	100

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.

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		major (>10)
Shrubland	Bushland & thicket - Mediterranean	major (>10)
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)		minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	-
tourism/recreation	-
water management	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ichkeul (Tunisia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ichkeul-iba-tunisia on 22/11/2024.