Data Zone
The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2019 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis | LC | non-breeding (2014–2017) | 591–1,695 birds | B3a |
| Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus | NT | winter (2014–2017) | 20–38 birds | B1a |
| Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata | NT | winter (2014–2017) | 28–41 birds | B1a |
| Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica | NT | winter (2014–2017) | 174–517 birds | B1a |
| Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa | NT | winter (2014–2017) | 28–52 birds | B1a |
| Red Knot Calidris canutus | NT | winter (2014–2017) | 30 birds | B1a |
| Slender-billed Gull Larus genei | LC | non-breeding (2014–2017) | 1,492–1,853 birds | B3a |
| Grey-headed Gull Larus cirrocephalus | LC | non-breeding (2014–2017) | 2,586–3,821 birds | B3a |
| Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida | LC | non-breeding (2014–2017) | 303 birds | B3a |
Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2019. The most recent assessment (2001) is shown below.
| IBA conservation assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
| 2001 | not assessed | not assessed | not assessed |
| Whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
| no | unset | - | |
| Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Designation | Planning | Action | Result |
| Not assessed | Not assessed | Not assessed | not assessed |
| Year | Protected Area | Designation (management category) | % coverage of IBA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Delta du Saloum | UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve (UA) | 30 |
| 2017 | Réserve Naturelle Communautaire de Palmarin | Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance (VI) | 30 |
| Habitat | % of IBA | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Artificial/Terrestrial | 60 | |
| Marine Coastal/Supratidal | major (>10) | |
| Marine Intertidal | major (>10) | |
| Marine Neritic | major (>10) |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| unknown | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Joal-Fadiouth (Senegal). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/joal-fadiouth-iba-senegal on 23/12/2024.