Data Zone
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca | NT | winter | 2000 | 85 individuals | A1 |
| Purple Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio | LC | non-breeding | 2000 | 200 individuals | A4i |
| Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus | LC | winter | 1999 | 1,000 individuals | A4i |
| Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus | LC | non-breeding | 2000 | 2,135 individuals | A4i |
| A4iii Species group - waterbirds | n/a | non-breeding | - | min 20,000 individuals | A4iii |
1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2001) may differ.
| Habitat1 | Habitat detail | % of IBA |
|---|---|---|
| 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 23/11/2024.