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Parc National de l'Ahaggar


IBA Justification

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
Spotted Sandgrouse Pterocles senegallus LC resident (2000) present A3
Crowned Sandgrouse Pterocles coronatus LC resident (2000) present A3
Lichtenstein's Sandgrouse Pterocles lichtensteinii LC resident (2000) present A3
Pharaoh Eagle-owl Bubo ascalaphus LC resident (2000) present A3
Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus NT winter (-) uncommon A1
Greater Hoopoe-lark Alaemon alaudipes LC resident (2000) present A3
Bar-tailed Lark Ammomanes cinctura LC resident (2000) present A3
Desert Lark Ammomanes deserti LC resident (2000) present A3
Pale Rock Martin Ptyonoprogne obsoleta LC resident (2000) present A3
Fulvous Babbler Argya fulva LC resident (2000) present A3
White-crowned Wheatear Oenanthe leucopyga LC resident (2000) present A3
Mourning Wheatear Oenanthe lugens LC non-breeding (2000) present A3
Desert Sparrow Passer simplex LC resident (2000) present A3
Trumpeter Finch Bucanetes githagineus LC resident (2000) present A3

IBA Conservation

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.

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
Human intrusions and disturbance likely in long term (>4 years) few indiviĀ­duals/small area (<10%) no or slight decline (<1% over 3 generĀ­ations) low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation Planning Action Result
Not assessed Not assessed Not assessed not assessed

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1987 Parc Culturel de l'Ahagghar (Tamanrasset) Parc Culturel (II) 99

Land use

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


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Parc National de l'Ahaggar (Algeria). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/parc-national-de-lahaggar-iba-algeria on 23/12/2024.