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Sebkhet Sejoumi


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna LC winter (-) 1,000–12,500 birds A4i
Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata LC winter (-) 2,000–10,000 birds A4i
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus LC winter (-) 4,000–25,000 birds A4i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds n/a winter (-) 20,000-49,999 birds A4iii

IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2001. The most recent assessment (2019) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment State Pressure Response
2019 very poor high very low
Whole site assessed? State assessed by Accuracy of information
yes population good

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species Actual vs Reference (units) % remaining Result
Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 9,310 / 16,000 (birds) 59 poor
Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata 51,000 / 9,200 (birds) 100 good
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus 9,820 / 12,500 (birds) 79 moderate
Common Crane Grus grus 250 / 1,000 (birds) 25 very poor
A4iii Species group - waterbirds 80,000 / 46,000 (birds) 100 good

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat Quantity (% remaining) Quality (% carrying capacity) Result
Wetlands (inland) - moderate (70–90%) poor

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat Timing Scope Severity Result
Pollution happe­ning now most of popul­ation/area (50–90%) moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations) high
Climate change and severe weather happe­ning now most of popul­ation/area (50–90%) moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations) high
Residential and commercial development happe­ning now some of popul­ation/area (10–49%) moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations) high
Biological resource use happe­ning now few indivi­duals/small area (<10%) slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations) low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation Planning Action Result
Little/none of area covered (<10%) No management planning has taken place Very little or no conservation action taking place very low

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
- Sebkhet Sedjoumi Wetland Zone of National Importance (-) 100

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Marine Coastal/Supratidal major (>10)

Land use

Land use % of IBA
hunting -
urban/industrial/transport -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Sebkhet Sejoumi (Tunisia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/sebkhet-sejoumi-iba-tunisia on 23/12/2024.