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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 IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key species') at the site:

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus	LC	breeding (-)	500–10,000 breeding pairs	A4i
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus	LC	winter (-)	500–10,000 individuals	A4i
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	winter (-)	1,000–2,000 individuals	A4i

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

Land use	% of IBA
not utilised	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Sebkhet Sidi El Hani (Tunisia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/sebkhet-sidi-el-hani-iba-tunisia on 16/01/2025.