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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
African Collared-dove Streptopelia roseogrisea	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Spotted Sandgrouse Pterocles senegallus	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Crowned Sandgrouse Pterocles coronatus	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Lichtenstein's Sandgrouse Pterocles lichtensteinii	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Nubian Bustard Neotis nuba	NT	resident (1999)	present	A1, A3
Pharaoh Eagle-owl Bubo ascalaphus	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Yellow-breasted Barbet Trachyphonus margaritatus	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Sahelian Woodpecker Dendropicos elachus	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Sooty Falcon Falco concolor	VU	breeding (1999)	unknown	A3
Greater Hoopoe-lark Alaemon alaudipes	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Bar-tailed Lark Ammomanes cinctura	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Desert Lark Ammomanes deserti	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Cricket Warbler Spiloptila clamans	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Pale Rock Martin Ptyonoprogne obsoleta	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Fulvous Babbler Argya fulva	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Chestnut-bellied Starling Lamprotornis pulcher	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Black Scrub-robin Cercotrichas podobe	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Blackstart Oenanthe melanura	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
White-crowned Wheatear Oenanthe leucopyga	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Sudan Golden Sparrow Passer luteus	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Desert Sparrow Passer simplex	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Trumpeter Finch Bucanetes githagineus	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3

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.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Biological resource use	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium
Human intrusions and disturbance	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	no or slight decline (<1% over 3 gener­ations)	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Whole area (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A management plan exists, but it is out of date or not compre­hensive	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	medium

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1988	Réserve Nationale naturelle de l'Aïr et du Ténéré	National Nature Reserve (IV)	83
1988	Addax Sanctuary	Strict Nature Reserve (Ia)	16
1991	Aïr and Ténéré Natural Reserves	World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) (UA)	100
1997	Air and Ténéré	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve (UA)	-

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Desert	80
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	19

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
nature conservation and research	-
tourism/recreation	-
other	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: NNR Aïr - Ténéré (Niger). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/nnr-aïr--ténéré-iba-niger on 22/12/2024.