MA015
Parc National de Tazekka


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
Barbary Partridge Alectoris barbara LC resident (1999) present A3
Maghreb Green Woodpecker Picus vaillantii LC resident (1999) present A3
Subalpine Warbler Curruca cantillans LC breeding (1999) present A3
Sardinian Warbler Curruca melanocephala LC resident (1999) present 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
Black Wheatear Oenanthe leucura LC resident (1999) present A3

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1950 Tazekka National Park Parc National (II) 100

Land use

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


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Parc National de Tazekka (Morocco). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/parc-national-de-tazekka-iba-morocco on 23/12/2024.