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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
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

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 Hoopoe-lark Alaemon alaudipes	1	7	individuals	100	favourable
Bar-tailed Lark Ammomanes cinctura	1	5	individuals	100	favourable
Temminck's Lark Eremophila bilopha	1	11	individuals	100	favourable
Passer simplex	1	3	individuals	100	favourable
Trumpeter Finch Bucanetes githagineus	1	14	individuals	100	favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	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
-	Djebel Sahara	National Park	10
1994	Jbil	National Park	96

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Desert	Desert dunes	major (>10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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 23/11/2024.