Data Zone
Country/territory: Mauritania
IBA criteria met: A1, A3 (2001)
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Area: 36,000 ha
Site description (2001 baseline)
The site comprises a 40-km-long crystalline massif lying in the far north-west of the country, close to the Moroccan border. It is aligned north–south and rises 100 m above the surrounding plain. Numerous wadis cut across the massif. Crevices in the steep rock-faces, cliff-ledges, shrubs and large trees such as Acacia raddiana provide shelter and nesting sites in the incredibly arid conditions. Typical plant species include Acacia raddiana, Rhus tripartitus, Leptadenia pyrotechnica, Maerua crassifolia, Salvadora persica, Balanites aegyptiaca, Panicum turgidum and Stipagrostis pungens, etc.
Key biodiversity
See Box and Table 2 for key species. In addition, three species of the Sahel biome have been recorded from this site; see Table 2.
Non-bird biodiversity: None known to BirdLife International.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Tamreïkat (Mauritania). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/tamreïkat-iba-mauritania on 23/11/2024.