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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
Garganey Spatula querquedula	LC	winter	1998	20,000 individuals	A4i
Northern Pintail Anas acuta	LC	winter	1984	16,000 individuals	A4i
Purple Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio	LC	non-breeding	2000	1,060 individuals	A4i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	non-breeding	-	20,000-49,999 individuals	A4iii

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 (2022) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Reference	Actual	Units	% remaining	Result
White-faced Whistling-duck Dendrocygna viduata	15,000	20,000	adults	100	not assessed

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Biological resource use	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	very high
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Most of site (50-90%) covered (including the most critical parts for important bird species)	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	The conservation measures needed for the site are being comprehensively and effectively implemented	medium

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Grassland		90
Wetlands (inland)		9

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	minor (<10)
fisheries/aquaculture	minor (<10)
water management	-
other	-

this is an unprotected site.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lac de Mâl (Mauritania). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lac-de-mâl-iba-mauritania on 23/11/2024.