MA016
Jbel Zerhoun


IBA Justification

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
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni LC breeding - present A1

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


Land use

Land use % of IBA
agriculture -
forestry -
tourism/recreation -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Jbel Zerhoun (Morocco). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/jbel-zerhoun-iba-morocco on 23/11/2024.