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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Crowned Sandgrouse Pterocles coronatus | LC | resident (2001) | present | A3 |
Nubian Bustard Neotis nuba | NT | resident (2001) | present | A1 |
Pharaoh Eagle-owl Bubo ascalaphus | LC | resident (2001) | present | A3 |
Greater Hoopoe-lark Alaemon alaudipes | LC | resident (2001) | present | A3 |
Bar-tailed Lark Ammomanes cinctura | LC | resident (2001) | present | A3 |
Pale Rock Martin Ptyonoprogne obsoleta | LC | resident (2001) | present | A3 |
Fulvous Babbler Argya fulva | LC | resident (2001) | present | A3 |
White-crowned Wheatear Oenanthe leucopyga | LC | resident (2001) | present | A3 |
Desert Sparrow Passer simplex | LC | resident (2001) | present | A3 |
Trumpeter Finch Bucanetes githagineus | LC | resident (2001) | present | A3 |
Land use | % of IBA |
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agriculture | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Tinigart (Mauritania). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/tinigart-iba-mauritania on 23/12/2024.