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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca | NT | winter (2000) | 85 birds | A1 |
| Purple Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio | LC | non-breeding (2000) | 200 birds | A4i |
| Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus | LC | winter (1999) | 1,000 birds | A4i |
| Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus | LC | non-breeding (2000) | 2,135 birds | A4i |
| A4iii Species group - waterbirds | n/a | non-breeding (-) | min 20,000 birds | A4iii |
| Habitat | % of IBA | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Grassland | 92 | |
| Artificial/Terrestrial | 7 |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| agriculture | - |
| water management | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Sawana - Oum Lellé (Mauritania). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/sawana--oum-lellé-iba-mauritania on 23/12/2024.