Current view: Data table and detailed info
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 |
Fulvous Whistling-duck Dendrocygna bicolor |
LC |
non-breeding (1999) |
61,029 birds |
A4i |
Garganey Spatula querquedula |
LC |
winter (1986) |
45,000 birds |
A4i |
Northern Pintail Anas acuta |
LC |
winter (1986) |
58,500 birds |
A4i |
African Collared-dove Streptopelia roseogrisea |
LC |
resident (1997) |
present |
A3 |
Arabian Bustard Ardeotis arabs |
NT |
resident (1997) |
present |
A3 |
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus |
LC |
non-breeding (1999) |
1,375 birds |
A4i |
Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides |
LC |
non-breeding (1986) |
1,335 birds |
A4i |
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa |
NT |
winter (1986) |
7,000 birds |
A4i |
Ruff Calidris pugnax |
LC |
winter (1986) |
20,000 birds |
A4i |
Grey-headed Gull Larus cirrocephalus |
LC |
non-breeding (1986) |
1,400 birds |
A4i |
Yellow-breasted Barbet Trachyphonus margaritatus |
LC |
resident (1997) |
present |
A3 |
Sahelian Woodpecker Dendropicos elachus |
LC |
resident (1997) |
present |
A3 |
Cricket Warbler Spiloptila clamans |
LC |
resident (1997) |
present |
A3 |
River Prinia Prinia fluviatilis |
LC |
resident (1997) |
present |
A1, A3 |
Chestnut-bellied Starling Lamprotornis pulcher |
LC |
resident (1997) |
present |
A3 |
Black Scrub-robin Cercotrichas podobe |
LC |
resident (1997) |
present |
A3 |
Sudan Golden Sparrow Passer luteus |
LC |
resident (1997) |
present |
A3 |
A4iii Species group - waterbirds |
n/a |
non-breeding (1986–1999) |
100,000-499,999 birds |
A4iii |
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.
IBA conservation assessment |
Year of assessment |
State |
Pressure |
Response |
2001 |
not assessed |
very high |
not assessed |
Whole site assessed? |
State assessed by |
Accuracy of information |
|
yes |
unset |
medium |
|
Habitat |
% of IBA |
Habitat detail |
Grassland |
38 |
|
Artificial/Terrestrial |
26 |
|
Shrubland |
18 |
|
Wetlands (inland) |
10 |
|
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) |
2 |
|
Desert |
1 |
|
Forest |
1 |
|
Land use |
% of IBA |
agriculture |
- |
fisheries/aquaculture |
- |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lake Chad (Chad). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lake-chad-iba-chad on 23/12/2024.