Data Zone
The site was identified as important 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 List1 | Season | Year(s) | Size | IBA criteria |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis | LC | non-breeding | 2014-2017 | 591-1,695 individuals | B3a |
| Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus | NT | winter | 2014-2017 | 20-38 individuals | B1a |
| Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata | NT | winter | 2014-2017 | 28-41 individuals | B1a |
| Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica | NT | winter | 2014-2017 | 174-517 individuals | B1a |
| Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa | NT | winter | 2014-2017 | 28-52 individuals | B1a |
| Red Knot Calidris canutus | NT | winter | 2014-2017 | 30 individuals | B1a |
| Slender-billed Gull Larus genei | LC | non-breeding | 2014-2017 | 1,492-1,853 individuals | B3a |
| Grey-headed Gull Larus cirrocephalus | LC | non-breeding | 2014-2017 | 2,586-3,821 individuals | B3a |
| Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida | LC | non-breeding | 2014-2017 | 303 individuals | B3a |
1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2019) may differ.
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) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected areas | Management plan | Other action | Result |
| Not assessed | Not assessed | Not assessed | not assessed |
| Year | Protected Area | Designation | % overlap with IBA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Delta du Saloum | UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve | 30 |
| 1984 | Delta du Saloum | Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance | 30 |
| 2004 | Joal | Marine Protected Area | 30 |
| 2017 | Réserve Naturelle Communautaire de Palmarin | Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance | 30 |
| Habitat1 | Habitat detail | % of IBA |
|---|---|---|
| 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 23/11/2024.