Lake Fitri (Chad) - BirdLife IBA factsheet

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Lake Fitri

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

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	1987	24,800 individuals	A4i
Fulvous Whistling-duck Dendrocygna bicolor	LC	non-breeding	1984	21,000 individuals	A4i
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	NT	winter	1999	3,800 individuals	A1, A4i
Garganey Spatula querquedula	LC	winter	1986	83,000 individuals	A4i
Northern Pintail Anas acuta	LC	winter	1986	56,000 individuals	A4i
Black Crowned Crane Balearica pavonina	VU	non-breeding	1991	1,500 individuals	A1, A4i
African Spoonbill Platalea alba	LC	non-breeding	1998	900 individuals	A4i
Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides	LC	non-breeding	1998	3,060 individuals	A4i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	non-breeding	1984-1987	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.

IBA Conservation

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	good

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Natural system modifications	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	very 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

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1990	Lac Fitri	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	100

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial		73
Wetlands (inland)		18
Grassland		7
Shrubland		1

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-
nature conservation and research	-

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lake Fitri (Chad). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lake-fitri-iba-chad on 23/11/2024.