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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
Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis	LC	winter	-	500-3,000 individuals	A4i
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus	LC	breeding	-	1,000-5,000 breeding pairs	A4i
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia	LC	winter	-	80-220 individuals	A4i
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo	LC	winter	-	2,000-6,000 individuals	A4i

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 (2009) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Reference	Actual	Units	% remaining	Result
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	20,000	3,186	individuals	16	very unfavourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Residential and commercial development	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Transportation and service corridors	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Natural system modifications	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Pollution	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Climate change and severe weather	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Biological resource use	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low

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site (50-90%) covered (including the most critical parts for important bird species)	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1993	Îles Chîkly	Nature Reserve	<1
2013	Complexe lac de Tunis	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	92
2013	Complexe lac de Tunis	Wetland Zone of National Importance	92

The Local Conservation Group(s) listed below are working to conserve this IBA.

Name	Year formed
AAO/ Tunisian Ornithology Group (GTO)	2000

For more information on BirdLife's work with Local Conservation Groups, please click here.

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Aquatic & Marine	Saltpans	major (>10)
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		major (>10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	-
urban/industrial/transport	-

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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 23/11/2024.