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Région Jorf Lasfar


IBA Justification

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
Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres NT winter - 800 individuals A4i

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


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
2012 Sidi Moussa Oualidia Réserve de Chasse Permanente 50

Land use

Land use % of IBA
urban/industrial/transport -
other -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Région Jorf Lasfar (Morocco). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/région-jorf-lasfar-iba-morocco on 24/11/2024.