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Site description (2001 baseline):
Site location and context
Séri is an extensive flood-plain complex on the western bank of the Diaka river, in the western central part of the Inner Delta of the Niger, immediately west of the town of Toguéré-Koumbé. It is located about 65 km north-east of the town of Mopti and some 50 km south-west of Lac Oualado Débo (site ML009). In years of good rainfall the area is flooded between August and January and begins to dry out thereafter.
See Box for key species. In January 1995 a total of 16,546 waterbirds was counted on approximately 25% of the site.
Non-bird biodiversity: The mammal Trichechus senegalensis (VU) has been reported to occur.
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
This site was designated a Wetland of International Importance under the Ramsar Convention in 1987. Several villages around the edge of the site depend on the wetlands for fishing and rice production. Although currently not a major threat, these activities could increase to become so, either through increased human population or through a reduction in size of the wetland. The impact of proposed dams and water diversion projects within the catchment area is also a significant potential threat.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Séri (Mali). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/séri-iba-mali on 23/11/2024.
