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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
White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala	EN	winter	1983-1992	37-209 individuals	A1, A4i
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	NT	winter	2001	2 individuals	A1
Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata	LC	winter	1986	7,000 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 (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 (within 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1999	La Réserve Naturelle du Lac des Oiseaux	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	100

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 23/11/2024.