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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
White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala	EN	winter (1983–1992)	37–209 birds	A1, A4i
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	NT	winter (2001)	2 birds	A1
Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata	LC	winter (1986)	7,000 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 (2001) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Natural system modifications	likely in short term (<4 years)	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lac des Oiseaux / Garaet et Touyour (Algeria). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lac-des-oiseaux--garaet-et-touyour-iba-algeria on 23/12/2024.