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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbary Partridge Alectoris barbara | LC | resident (1999) | present | A3 |
| Spotted Sandgrouse Pterocles senegallus | LC | resident (1999) | present | A3 |
| Crowned Sandgrouse Pterocles coronatus | LC | resident (1999) | present | A3 |
| Red-necked Nightjar Caprimulgus ruficollis | NT | breeding (1999) | present | A3 |
| Subalpine Warbler Curruca cantillans | LC | breeding (1999) | present | A3 |
| Sardinian Warbler Curruca melanocephala | LC | resident (1999) | present | A3 |
| Fulvous Babbler Argya fulva | 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 |
| 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.
| IBA conservation assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
| 2001 | good | medium | very low |
| Whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
| yes | habitat | good | |
| State (condition of the trigger species' habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Habitat | Quantity (% remaining) | Quality (% carrying capacity) | Result |
| Wetlands (inland) | good (>90%) | good (>90%) | good |
| Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threat | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
| Agricultural expansion and intensification | happening now | some of population/area (10–49%) | slow decline (1–10% over 3 generations) | medium |
| Biological resource use | happening now | some of population/area (10–49%) | slow decline (1–10% over 3 generations) | medium |
| Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Designation | Planning | Action | Result |
| Little/none of area covered (<10%) | Unknown | Unknown | very low |
| Habitat | % of IBA | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Grassland | major (>10) | Grassland - Semi-desert |
| Shrubland | major (>10) | Shrubland - Mediterranean semi-desert |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| agriculture | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Plaines de Kairouan (Tunisia). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/plaines-de-kairouan-iba-tunisia on 23/12/2024.