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Sebkhet Baker


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
Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna LC winter 1993 5,000 individuals A4i
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus LC winter 1992 3,300 individuals A4i

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


Land use

Land use % of IBA
not utilised -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Sebkhet Baker (Algeria). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/sebkhet-baker-iba-algeria on 23/11/2024.