Data Zone
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-faced Whistling-duck Dendrocygna viduata | LC | non-breeding | 1983 | 28,400 individuals | A4i |
| Fulvous Whistling-duck Dendrocygna bicolor | LC | non-breeding | 1983 | 67,100 individuals | A4i |
| Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca | NT | winter | 1983 | 300 individuals | A1, A4i |
| Garganey Spatula querquedula | LC | winter | 1983 | 150,000 individuals | A4i |
| Northern Pintail Anas acuta | LC | winter | 1983 | 126,800 individuals | A4i |
| Great White Egret Ardea alba | LC | non-breeding | 1980 | 1,020 individuals | A4i |
| Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus | LC | non-breeding | 1987 | 3,060 individuals | A4i |
| Ruff Calidris pugnax | LC | winter | 1983 | 20,500 individuals | A4i |
| Little Stint Calidris minuta | LC | winter | 1983 | 10,000 individuals | A4i |
| Grey-headed Gull Larus cirrocephalus | LC | non-breeding | 1978 | 2,000 individuals | A4i |
| White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus | LC | winter | 1980 | 2,000 individuals | A4i |
| A4iii Species group - waterbirds | n/a | non-breeding | 1983 | 100,000-499,999 individuals | A4iii |
1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2001) may differ.
| Habitat1 | Habitat detail | % of IBA |
|---|---|---|
| Grassland | 55 | |
| Artificial/Terrestrial | 25 | |
| Wetlands (inland) | 9 | |
| Shrubland | 8 |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| unknown | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lac Faguibine (Mali). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lac-faguibine-iba-mali on 23/11/2024.