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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Barbary Partridge Alectoris barbara	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus	LC	winter	-	400-1,500 individuals	A4i
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia	LC	winter	-	400-800 individuals	A4i
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo	LC	winter	-	1,000-10,000 individuals	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

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2001) may differ.

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	Reference	Actual	Units	% remaining	Result
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus	1,325	52	individuals	4	very unfavourable
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia	120	176	individuals	100	favourable
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo	4,000	2,402	individuals	61	unfavourable
Slender-billed Gull Larus genei	1,700	1,981	individuals	100	favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Biological resource use	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high
Agricultural expansion and intensification	likely in short term (within 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Residential and commercial development	likely in short term (within 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Energy production and mining	likely in short term (within 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Climate change and severe weather	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Whole area of site (>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	% overlap with IBA
-	Kerkennah Island Hunting Reserve	Other Area	100
2012	Sebkhat de l'archipel de Kerkennah	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	20
2012	Sebkhat de l'archipel de Kerkennah	Wetland Zone of National Importance	20

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 click here.

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		major (>10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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 23/11/2024.