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 |
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Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus | LC | winter | 1994 | 3,000 individuals | A4i |
1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2001) may differ.
Year | Protected Area | Designation | % overlap with IBA |
---|---|---|---|
2012 | SIBE El Mesjoune | Réserve de Chasse Permanente | 100 |
Land use | % of IBA |
---|---|
agriculture | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Sahb al Majnoun (Morocco). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/sahb-al-majnoun-iba-morocco on 23/11/2024.