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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
Fulvous Whistling-duck Dendrocygna bicolor	LC	non-breeding	1999	61,029 individuals	A4i
Garganey Spatula querquedula	LC	winter	1986	45,000 individuals	A4i
Northern Pintail Anas acuta	LC	winter	1986	58,500 individuals	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 individuals	A4i
Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides	LC	non-breeding	1986	1,335 individuals	A4i
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa	NT	winter	1986	7,000 individuals	A4i
Ruff Calidris pugnax	LC	winter	1986	20,000 individuals	A4i
Grey-headed Gull Larus cirrocephalus	LC	non-breeding	1986	1,400 individuals	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 individuals	A4iii

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
Biological resource use	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high

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
2001	Partie tchadienne du lac Tchad	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	63

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Grassland		38
Artificial/Terrestrial		26
Shrubland		18
Wetlands (inland)		10
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)		2
Desert		1
Forest		1

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-

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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 23/11/2024.