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 |
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Garganey Spatula querquedula | LC | winter | 1984 | 21,000 individuals | A4i |
A4iii Species group - waterbirds | n/a | non-breeding | 1984 | 20,000-49,999 individuals | A4iii |
1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2001) may differ.
Land use | % of IBA |
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unknown | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mare de Gossi (Mali). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mare-de-gossi-iba-mali on 23/11/2024.