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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
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus	LC	winter (-)	400–1,500 birds	A4i
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia	LC	winter (-)	400–800 birds	A4i
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo	LC	winter (-)	1,000–10,000 birds	A4i
Sardinian Warbler Curruca melanocephala	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Spectacled Warbler Curruca conspicillata	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

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2001. The most recent assessment (2009) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Actual vs Reference (units)	% remaining	Result
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus	52 / 1,325 (birds)	4	very poor
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia	176 / 120 (birds)	100	good
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo	2,402 / 4,000 (birds)	61	poor
Slender-billed Gull Larus genei	1,981 / 1,700 (birds)	100	good

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Biological resource use	happe­ning now	most of popul­ation/area (50–90%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	high
Agricultural expansion and intensification	likely in short term (<4 years)	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium
Residential and commercial development	likely in short term (<4 years)	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium
Energy production and mining	likely in short term (<4 years)	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium
Climate change and severe weather	likely in long term (>4 years)	most of popul­ation/area (50–90%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Whole area (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	No management plan exists, but the management planning process has begun	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented, but these are not compre­hensive and are limited by resources and capacity	medium

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Kerkennah Island Hunting Reserve	Other Area (-)	100

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

Name	Year formed
AAO/ Sfax 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
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	major (>10)

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Îles Kerkennah (Tunisia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/îles-kerkennah-iba-tunisia on 23/12/2024.