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Wad Initi


IBA Justification

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
African Collared-dove Streptopelia roseogrisea LC resident (2001) present A3
Crowned Sandgrouse Pterocles coronatus LC resident (2001) present A3
Nubian Bustard Neotis nuba NT resident (2001) present A1, A3
Arabian Bustard Ardeotis arabs NT resident (2001) present A3
Pharaoh Eagle-owl Bubo ascalaphus LC resident (2001) present A3
Yellow-breasted Barbet Trachyphonus margaritatus 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
Kordofan Lark Mirafra cordofanica LC resident (2001) present A3
Cricket Warbler Spiloptila clamans LC resident (2001) present A3
Pale Rock Martin Ptyonoprogne obsoleta LC resident (2001) present A3
Fulvous Babbler Argya fulva LC resident (2001) present A3
Chestnut-bellied Starling Lamprotornis pulcher LC resident (2001) present A3
Black Scrub-robin Cercotrichas podobe LC resident (2001) present A3
White-crowned Wheatear Oenanthe leucopyga LC resident (2001) present A3
Sudan Golden Sparrow Passer luteus 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

Land use % of IBA
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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Wad Initi (Mauritania). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/wad-initi-iba-mauritania on 23/12/2024.