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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 ('triggering') IBA criteria.

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

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Egyptian Nightjar Caprimulgus aegyptius	LC	breeding (1999)	present	A3
Greater Hoopoe-lark Alaemon alaudipes	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Desert Lark Ammomanes deserti	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Temminck's Lark Eremophila bilopha	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Subalpine Warbler Curruca cantillans	LC	passage (1999)	present	A3
Sardinian Warbler Curruca melanocephala	LC	winter (1999)	present	A3
Fulvous Babbler Argya fulva	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
Mourning Wheatear Oenanthe lugens	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3

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 trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Desert	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	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
Whole area (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	Unknown	Very little or no conservation action taking place	low

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

Name	Year formed
AAO/ Gabes regional Branch	2000

For more information on BirdLife's work with Local Conservation Groups, please visit Spotlight on local empowerment.

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Desert	major (>10)	Desert dunes

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	-
tourism/recreation	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Sidi Toui (Tunisia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/sidi-toui-iba-tunisia on 23/12/2024.