Data Zone
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marbled Duck Marmaronetta angustirostris | NT | winter | - | 100 individuals | A1, A4i |
| Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus | LC | winter | - | 800 individuals | A4i |
| Red-knobbed Coot Fulica cristata | LC | winter | - | 3,000 individuals | A4i |
| Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia | LC | winter | - | 160 individuals | A4i |
| Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta | LC | winter | - | 1,000 individuals | A4i |
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 (2014) is shown below.
| IBA conservation assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
| 2014 | not assessed | high | low |
| Whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
| yes | unset | medium | |
| Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threat | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
| Transportation and service corridors | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | very rapid to severe deterioration | high |
| Agricultural expansion and intensification | happening now | majority/most of area/population (50-90%) | moderate to rapid deterioration | high |
| Residential and commercial development | happening now | majority/most of area/population (50-90%) | moderate to rapid deterioration | high |
| Natural system modifications | 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 |
| Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation | A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive | Very little or no conservation action taking place | low |
| Year | Protected Area | Designation | % overlap with IBA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Réserve de Biosphère Intercontinentale de la Méditerranée (RBIM) | UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve | 3 |
| 2012 | Marais de Larache | Réserve de Chasse Permanente | 17 |
| 2012 | Chomiche | Réserve de Chasse Permanente | <1 |
| 2012 | SIBE Chomiche | Réserve de Chasse Permanente | - |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| agriculture | - |
| hunting | - |
| tourism/recreation | - |
| urban/industrial/transport | - |
| other | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Marais Larache (Morocco). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/marais-larache-iba-morocco on 23/11/2024.