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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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 | % of IBA |
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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.