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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
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	unknown (-)	min 20,000 birds	A4iii

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Grassland	75
Artificial/Terrestrial	25

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kankossa (Mauritania). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kankossa-iba-mauritania on 26/12/2024.