Data Zone
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 |
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 individuals/small area (<10%) | 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 |
| Not assessed | Not assessed | Not assessed | not assessed |
| Year | Protected Area | Designation (management category) | % coverage of IBA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Parc Culturel de l'Ahagghar (Tamanrasset) | Parc Culturel (II) | 99 |
| 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.