Data Zone
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-faced Whistling-duck Dendrocygna viduata | LC | non-breeding (1983) | 28,400 birds | A4i |
| Fulvous Whistling-duck Dendrocygna bicolor | LC | non-breeding (1983) | 67,100 birds | A4i |
| Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca | NT | winter (1983) | 300 birds | A1, A4i |
| Garganey Spatula querquedula | LC | winter (1983) | 150,000 birds | A4i |
| Northern Pintail Anas acuta | LC | winter (1983) | 126,800 birds | A4i |
| Great White Egret Ardea alba | LC | non-breeding (1980) | 1,020 birds | A4i |
| Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus | LC | non-breeding (1987) | 3,060 birds | A4i |
| Ruff Calidris pugnax | LC | winter (1983) | 20,500 birds | A4i |
| Little Stint Calidris minuta | LC | winter (1983) | 10,000 birds | A4i |
| Grey-headed Gull Larus cirrocephalus | LC | non-breeding (1978) | 2,000 birds | A4i |
| White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus | LC | winter (1980) | 2,000 birds | A4i |
| A4iii Species group - waterbirds | n/a | non-breeding (1983) | 100,000-499,999 birds | A4iii |
| Habitat | % of IBA | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| 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 23/12/2024.