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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
Barbary Partridge Alectoris barbara	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Spotted Sandgrouse Pterocles senegallus	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Pharaoh Eagle-owl Bubo ascalaphus	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Bar-tailed Lark Ammomanes cinctura	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Dupont's Lark Chersophilus duponti	VU	resident (1999)	present	A3
Subalpine Warbler Curruca cantillans	LC	breeding (1999)	present	A3
Sardinian Warbler Curruca melanocephala	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Tristram's Warbler Curruca deserticola	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
White-crowned Wheatear Oenanthe leucopyga	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Mourning Wheatear Oenanthe lugens	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Trumpeter Finch Bucanetes githagineus	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
Grassland	good (>90%)	good (>90%)	good

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happe­ning now	most of popul­ation/area (50–90%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations)	high
Biological resource use	happe­ning now	most of popul­ation/area (50–90%)	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

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

Name	Year formed
AAO/ Gasfa 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
Artificial/Terrestrial	major (>10)	Arable land
Grassland	major (>10)	Grassland - montane; Grassland - secondary
Wetlands (inland)	minor (<10)	Ephemeral pools and wetlands; Geothermal springs; Rivers & streams

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
hunting	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Steppe de Gafsa (Tunisia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/steppe-de-gafsa-iba-tunisia on 23/12/2024.