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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Barbary Partridge Alectoris barbara	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea	LC	winter	-	650 individuals	A4i
Marbled Duck Marmaronetta angustirostris	NT	winter	-	1,200 individuals	A1, A4i
Red-knobbed Coot Fulica cristata	LC	winter	-	750 individuals	A4i
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
Spectacled Warbler Curruca conspicillata	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

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2001) may differ.

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
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Natural system modifications	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high
Pollution	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1980	Lac d’Afennourir	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	2
2003	Aguelmam n'Tifounassine	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	<1
2004	Ifrane National Park	Parc National	100
2008	Khenifra National Park	Parc National	2
2012	PN Ifrane	Réserve de Chasse Permanente	97
2012	Aguelmam n'Tifounassine	Réserve de Chasse Permanente	<1

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Parc Naturel d'Ifrane (Morocco). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/parc-naturel-difrane-iba-morocco on 22/11/2024.