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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
Barbary Partridge Alectoris barbara	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Marbled Duck Marmaronetta angustirostris	NT	winter (-)	350 birds	A1, A4i
Red-necked Nightjar Caprimulgus ruficollis	NT	breeding (1999)	present	A3
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia	LC	winter (-)	160 birds	A4i
Northern Bald Ibis Geronticus eremita	EN	resident (2000)	present	A1
Audouin's Gull Larus audouinii	VU	winter (-)	present	A1
Eleonora's Falcon Falco eleonorae	LC	breeding (1999)	present	A3
Thick-billed Lark Ramphocoris clotbey	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Temminck's Lark Eremophila bilopha	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Subalpine Warbler Curruca cantillans	LC	breeding (1999)	present	A3
Sardinian Warbler Curruca melanocephala	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Spectacled Warbler Curruca conspicillata	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Tristram's Warbler Curruca deserticola	LC	resident (1999)	unknown	A3
Spotless Starling Sturnus unicolor	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Moussier's Redstart Phoenicurus moussieri	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe hispanica	LC	breeding (1999)	present	A3
Buff-rumped Wheatear Oenanthe moesta	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Black Wheatear Oenanthe leucura	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
Residential and commercial development	likely in short term (<4 years)	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations)	medium

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 compre­hensive and appropriate management plan exists that aims to maintain or improve the populations of qualifying bird species	The conservation measures needed for the site are being compre­hensively and effectively implemented	high

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1991	Sous Massa National Park	Parc National (II)	53
1998	Réserve de Biosphère de l'Arganeraie (RBA)	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve (UA)	100

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Parc National de Souss-Massa and Aglou (Morocco). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/parc-national-de-souss-massa-and-aglou-iba-morocco on 22/12/2024.