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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Spotted Sandgrouse Pterocles senegallus	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Egyptian Nightjar Caprimulgus aegyptius	LC	breeding (1999)	present	A3
Greater Hoopoe-lark Alaemon alaudipes	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Thick-billed Lark Ramphocoris clotbey	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Bar-tailed Lark Ammomanes cinctura	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Desert Lark Ammomanes deserti	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Temminck's Lark Eremophila bilopha	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Streaked Scrub-warbler Scotocerca inquieta	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Subalpine Warbler Curruca cantillans	LC	passage (1999)	present	A3
Sardinian Warbler Curruca melanocephala	LC	winter (1999)	present	A3
Tristram's Warbler Curruca deserticola	LC	winter (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
Buff-rumped Wheatear Oenanthe moesta	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Black Wheatear Oenanthe leucura	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Desert Sparrow Passer simplex	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Trumpeter Finch Bucanetes githagineus	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3

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	Actual vs Reference (units)	% remaining	Result
Greater Hoopoe-lark Alaemon alaudipes	7 / 1 (birds)	100	good
Bar-tailed Lark Ammomanes cinctura	5 / 1 (birds)	100	good
Temminck's Lark Eremophila bilopha	11 / 1 (birds)	100	good
Passer simplex	3 / 1 (birds)	100	good
Trumpeter Finch Bucanetes githagineus	14 / 1 (birds)	100	good

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Human intrusions and disturbance	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	no or slight decline (<1% over 3 gener­ations)	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Whole area (>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 (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Djebel Sahara	National Park (-)	10

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Desert	major (>10)	Desert dunes

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Jbil (Tunisia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/jbil-iba-tunisia on 23/12/2024.