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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fulvous Whistling-duck Dendrocygna bicolor | LC | non-breeding (1996) | 1,600–4,500 birds | A4i |
| Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata | LC | winter (1993) | 1,600 birds | A4i |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| agriculture | - |
| fisheries/aquaculture | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lassouri - Karandi wetlands (Niger). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lassouri--karandi-wetlands-iba-niger on 27/12/2024.