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Site description (2001 baseline):
Site location and context
The site is a salt depression situated 70 km south-west of the town of Sfax and forms the southern border of Bouhedma National Park (site TN028). The surrounding area, included in the IBA, is semi-desert grassland in which the dominant plant species include
Arthrophytum scoparium and
Astragalus armatus. The sebkha itself supports a halophytic vegetation which includes
Arthrocnemum and
Salicornia species.
See Box and Table 2 for key species. Other waterbirds that winter on the salt-flats, especially in years of good rainfall when the water is less saline, include
Ardea cinerea,
Egretta garzetta,
Tadorna tadorna,
T. ferruginea,
Anas clypeata and
Grus grus. The areas around the sebkha also hold
Chlamydotis undulata,
Charadrius morinellus (in winter),
Cursorius cursor,
Pterocles orientalis,
Lanius excubitor,
Scotocerca inquieta and
Emberiza striolata.
Non-bird biodiversity: The mammal Gazella dorcas (VU) has been recorded.
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
Threats include overgrazing and hunting.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Sebkhet Ennoual (Tunisia). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/sebkhet-ennoual-iba-tunisia on 23/12/2024.
