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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
Barbary Partridge Alectoris barbara	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala	EN	winter	-	5-40 individuals	A1
Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna	LC	winter	-	1,000-6,000 individuals	A4i
Marbled Duck Marmaronetta angustirostris	NT	breeding	-	20-100 breeding pairs	A1, A4i
Common Pochard Aythya ferina	VU	winter	-	10,000-15,000 individuals	A4i
Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata	LC	winter	-	10,000 individuals	A4i
Gadwall Mareca strepera	LC	winter	-	50-2,200 individuals	A4i
Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope	LC	winter	-	8,000-20,000 individuals	A4i
Northern Pintail Anas acuta	LC	winter	-	14,000 individuals	A4i
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus	LC	winter	-	1,000-15,000 individuals	A4i
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	winter	-	2,500-4,300 individuals	A4i
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta	LC	winter	-	1,600 individuals	A4i
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus	LC	winter	-	1,000 individuals	A4i
Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus	LC	winter	-	2,000 individuals	A4i
Little Stint Calidris minuta	LC	winter	-	2,000-3,000 individuals	A4i
Common Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica	LC	winter	-	200-500 individuals	A4i
Subalpine Warbler Curruca cantillans	LC	breeding	1999	present	A3
Sardinian Warbler Curruca melanocephala	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Spotless Starling Sturnus unicolor	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Moussier's Redstart Phoenicurus moussieri	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe hispanica	LC	breeding	1999	present	A3
Buff-rumped Wheatear Oenanthe moesta	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Black Wheatear Oenanthe leucura	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter	-	20,000-49,999 individuals	A4iii

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

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2001. The most recent assessment (2009) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Reference	Actual	Units	% remaining	Result
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	20,000	0	individuals	0	very unfavourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Natural system modifications	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	very high
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Biological resource use	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Climate change and severe weather	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	medium

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1993	Sebkhat Kelbia	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	76
1993	Sebkhat Kelbia	Wetland Zone of National Importance	76
1993	Sebkhat Kelbia	Natural Reserve	62

The Local Conservation Group(s) listed below are working to conserve this IBA.

Name	Year formed
AAO/ Kairouan Regional Branch	2000

For more information on BirdLife's work with Local Conservation Groups, please click here.

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	-
other	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Sebkhet Kelbia (Tunisia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/sebkhet-kelbia-iba-tunisia on 26/11/2024.