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 |
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Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis | LC | winter (-) | 500–3,000 birds | A4i |
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus | LC | breeding (-) | 1,000–5,000 pairs | A4i |
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia | LC | winter (-) | 80–220 birds | A4i |
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo | LC | winter (-) | 2,000–6,000 birds | A4i |
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.
IBA conservation assessment | |||
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Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
2009 | very poor | high | low |
Whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
no | population | medium |
State (condition of the trigger species' populations) | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Species | Actual vs Reference (units) | % remaining | Result | ||
A4iii Species group - waterbirds | 3,186 / 20,000 (birds) | 16 | very poor |
Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | ||||
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Threat | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
Residential and commercial development | happening now | some of population/area (10–49%) | moderate decline (10–30% over 3 generations) | high |
Transportation and service corridors | happening now | some of population/area (10–49%) | moderate decline (10–30% over 3 generations) | high |
Natural system modifications | happening now | some of population/area (10–49%) | moderate decline (10–30% over 3 generations) | high |
Pollution | happening now | some of population/area (10–49%) | slow decline (1–10% over 3 generations) | medium |
Climate change and severe weather | likely in long term (>4 years) | most of population/area (50–90%) | slow decline (1–10% over 3 generations) | medium |
Biological resource use | happening now | some of population/area (10–49%) | no or slight decline (<1% over 3 generations) | low |
Human intrusions and disturbance | happening now | some of population/area (10–49%) | no or slight decline (<1% over 3 generations) | low |
Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||
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Designation | Planning | Action | Result |
Most of area (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 | Some limited conservation initiatives are in place | low |
The Local Conservation Group(s) listed below are working to conserve this IBA.
Name | Year formed |
---|---|
AAO/ Tunisian Ornithology Group (GTO) | 2000 |
Habitat | % of IBA | Habitat detail |
---|---|---|
Artificial/Aquatic & Marine | major (>10) | Saltpans |
Marine Coastal/Supratidal | major (>10) |
Land use | % of IBA |
---|---|
hunting | - |
urban/industrial/transport | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lac de Tunis (Tunisia). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lac-de-tunis-iba-tunisia on 23/12/2024.