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Lake Fitri

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

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 (1987)	24,800 birds	A4i
Fulvous Whistling-duck Dendrocygna bicolor	LC	non-breeding (1984)	21,000 birds	A4i
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	NT	winter (1999)	3,800 birds	A1, A4i
Garganey Spatula querquedula	LC	winter (1986)	83,000 birds	A4i
Northern Pintail Anas acuta	LC	winter (1986)	56,000 birds	A4i
Black Crowned Crane Balearica pavonina	VU	non-breeding (1991)	1,500 birds	A1, A4i
African Spoonbill Platalea alba	LC	non-breeding (1998)	900 birds	A4i
Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides	LC	non-breeding (1998)	3,060 birds	A4i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	non-breeding (1984–1987)	100,000-499,999 birds	A4iii

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 of population/area (>90%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 generations)	very high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

Habitats

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

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 23/12/2024.