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TN043
Jbil
Location Tunisia, Kébili
Central coordinates 9o 26.00' East  33o 14.00' North
IBA criteria A3
Area 150,000 ha
Altitude 50 - 220m
Year of IBA assessment 2001

Association "Les Amis des Oiseaux"



Ornithological information See Box and Table 2 for key species. This is only IBA in Tunisia from where Passer simplex has been recorded and one of only two at which Ramphocoris clotbey occurs. In addition, Jbil holds a breeding population of Chlamydotis undulata, very rare in Tunisia.

Site description Jbil is the largest National Park in Tunisia. It is situated nearly 100 km south of the town of Kebili. It is an area of the Sahara comprising part of the Great Eastern Erg and a 200-m-high hill. The vegetation is typically Saharan and includes species such as Rhanterium suavolens, Arthrophytum schmittianum, Aristida pungens, Retama raetam, Calligonum arich and C. azel.

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species Season Period Population estimate Quality of estimate IBA Criteria IUCN Category
Spotted Sandgrouse Pterocles senegallus resident  1999  present [units unknown]  -  A3  Least Concern 
Egyptian Nightjar Caprimulgus aegyptius breeding  1999  present [units unknown]  -  A3  Least Concern 
Greater Hoopoe-lark Alaemon alaudipes resident  1999  present [units unknown]  -  A3  Least Concern 
Thick-billed Lark Rhamphocoris clotbey resident  1999  present [units unknown]  -  A3  Least Concern 
Bar-tailed Lark Ammomanes cinctura resident  1999  present [units unknown]  -  A3  Least Concern 
Desert Lark Ammomanes deserti resident  1999  present [units unknown]  -  A3  Least Concern 
Temminck's Lark Eremophila bilopha resident  1999  present [units unknown]  -  A3  Least Concern 
Streaked Scrub-warbler Scotocerca inquieta resident  1999  present [units unknown]  -  A3  Least Concern 
Sardinian Warbler Sylvia melanocephala winter  1999  present [units unknown]  -  A3  Least Concern 
Subalpine Warbler Sylvia cantillans passage  1999  present [units unknown]  -  A3  Least Concern 
Tristram's Warbler Sylvia deserticola winter  1999  present [units unknown]  -  A3  Least Concern 
Spotless Starling Sturnus unicolor resident  1999  present [units unknown]  -  A3  Least Concern 
Moussier's Redstart Phoenicurus moussieri resident  1999  present [units unknown]  -  A3  Least Concern 
Black Wheatear Oenanthe leucura resident  1999  present [units unknown]  -  A3  Least Concern 
Red-rumped Wheatear Oenanthe moesta resident  1999  present [units unknown]  -  A3  Least Concern 
Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe hispanica breeding  1999  present [units unknown]  -  A3  Least Concern 
Desert Sparrow Passer simplex resident  1999  present [units unknown]  -  A3  Not Recognised 
Trumpeter Finch Bucanetes githagineus resident  1999  present [units unknown]  -  A3  Least Concern 

Protected areas

Protected area Designation Area (ha) Relationship with IBA Overlap with IBA (ha)  
Djebel Sahara National Park 15,000 protected area contained by site 15,000  

Habitats

IUCN habitat Habitat detail Extent (% of site)
Desert Desert dunes  major

Land use

Land-use Extent (% of site)
nature conservation and research -
tourism/recreation -

Other biodiversity The mammals Gazella dorcas (VU) and G. leptoceros (EN) both occur, but Acinonyx jubatus (VU) probably no longer does so.

Management considerations Jbil was created a National Park in 1994. Poaching (of gazelles Gazella, sandgrouse Pterocles and Chlamydotis undulata) is the main threat affecting the site.

References Chibani (1980), GTZ (1994), Nabli (1989), Nouira and Blanc (1993), Ozenda (1991).

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Recommended citation  BirdLife International (2013) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Jbil. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 20/06/2013

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