Data Zone
The site was identified as important in 2019 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fulvous Whistling-duck Dendrocygna bicolor | LC | non-breeding | 2014-2017 | 308-576 individuals | B3a |
| Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca | LC | non-breeding | 2014-2017 | 59-88 individuals | B3a |
| Black Stork Ciconia nigra | LC | winter | 2014-2017 | 41-109 individuals | B3a |
| Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia | LC | winter | 2014-2017 | 209-563 individuals | B3a |
| Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax | LC | non-breeding | 2014-2017 | 2,863-8,540 individuals | B3a |
| Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides | LC | non-breeding | 2014-2017 | 85-94 individuals | B3a |
| Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa | NT | winter | 2014-2017 | 196-419 individuals | B1a |
| A4iii Species group - waterbirds | n/a | winter | 1993-1998 | 100,000-499,999 individuals | A4iii |
1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2019) may differ.
Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2019. The most recent assessment (2001) is shown below.
| IBA conservation assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
| 2001 | not assessed | low | 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 |
| No known threats | happening now | small area/few individuals (<10%) | no or imperceptible deterioration | low |
| 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 |
| Year | Protected Area | Designation | % overlap with IBA |
|---|---|---|---|
| - | Foret de Keur Momar Sarr | Forest Reserve | 32 |
| - | Ndiael | Wildlife Reserve | 33 |
| - | Foret de Tilene et Ndiaye | Forest Reserve | 2 |
| - | Foret de Mpal | Forest Reserve | 1 |
| 1977 | Bassin du Ndiaël | Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance | 7 |
| Habitat1 | Habitat detail | % of IBA |
|---|---|---|
| Grassland | 79 | |
| Artificial/Terrestrial | 12 | |
| Desert | 4 | |
| Wetlands (inland) | 3 |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| agriculture | - |
| fisheries/aquaculture | - |
| hunting | - |
| nature conservation and research | - |
| water management | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ndiaël basin (including the Trois Marigots) (Senegal). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ndiaël-basin-(including-the-trois-marigots)-iba-senegal on 23/11/2024.