TN024
Sebkhet Sidi El Hani


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
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus LC breeding (-) 500–10,000 pairs A4i
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus LC winter (-) 500–10,000 birds A4i
Common Crane Grus grus LC winter (-) 1,000–2,000 birds A4i

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 (2001) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment State Pressure Response
2001 good high very low
Whole site assessed? State assessed by Accuracy of information
yes habitat good

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat Quantity (% remaining) Quality (% carrying capacity) Result
Wetlands (inland) good (>90%) good (>90%) good

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat Timing Scope Severity Result
Biological resource use happe­ning now whole of popul­ation/area (>90%) slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations) high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation Planning Action Result
Little/none of area covered (<10%) Unknown Unknown very low

Local Conservation Groups

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

Name Year formed
AAO/ Tunisian Ornithology Group (GTO) 2000
For more information on BirdLife's work with Local Conservation Groups, please visit Spotlight on local empowerment.

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland) major (>10) Saline lakes

Land use

Land use % of IBA
not utilised -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Sebkhet Sidi El Hani (Tunisia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/sebkhet-sidi-el-hani-iba-tunisia on 23/12/2024.