| Country/Territory |
IBA Name |
IBA link |
| Ethiopia |
Lake Awassa |
 |
| Ethiopia |
Lakes Alemaya and Adele |
|
| Kenya |
Lake Naivasha |
|
| Morocco |
Aguelmane de Sidi Ali Ta'nzoult |
|
| Morocco |
Aguelmane n'Tifounassine |
|
| Morocco |
Barrage Idriss Premier |
|
| Morocco |
Canton Forestier de Sidi Bou Ghaba |
|
| Morocco |
Dwiyate |
|
| Morocco |
Marais Larache |
|
| Morocco |
Merja Bargha |
|
| Morocco |
Merja Halloufa |
|
| Morocco |
Merja Zerga |
|
| Morocco |
Parc Naturel d'Ifrane |
|
| South Africa |
Barberspan and Leeupan |
|
| South Africa |
Botriviervlei and Kleinmond estuary |
|
| South Africa |
De Hoop Nature Reserve |
|
| South Africa |
Grassland Biosphere Reserve (proposed) |
|
| South Africa |
Spitskop Dam |
|
| South Africa |
Wilderness - Sedgefield lakes complex |
|
| Spain |
Cádiz bay |
|
| Spain |
Lagunas de El Puerto de Santa María |
|
| Spain |
Lebrija, Las Cabezas and Espera lagoons |
|
| Spain |
Los Tollos lake |
|
| Spain |
Medina and Puerto Real lagoons |
|
| Tanzania |
Lake Tlawi |
|
| Tanzania |
Singida lakes |
|
| Zambia |
Sumbu National Park and Tondwa Game Management Area |
|
| Habitat (level 1) |
Habitat (level 2) |
Importance |
Occurrence |
| Artificial/Aquatic & Marine |
Ponds (below 8ha) |
suitable |
resident |
| Artificial/Aquatic & Marine |
Wastewater Treatment Areas |
suitable |
resident |
| Artificial/Aquatic & Marine |
Water Storage Areas (over 8ha) |
suitable |
resident |
| Marine Coastal/Supratidal |
Coastal Brackish/Saline Lagoons/Marine Lakes |
suitable |
resident |
| Marine Coastal/Supratidal |
Coastal Freshwater Lakes |
suitable |
resident |
| Wetlands (inland) |
Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha) |
suitable |
resident |
| Wetlands (inland) |
Permanent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha) |
suitable |
resident |
| Wetlands (inland) |
Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls) |
suitable |
resident |
| Wetlands (inland) |
Seasonal/Intermittent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha) |
suitable |
resident |
| Wetlands (inland) |
Seasonal/Intermittent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha) |
suitable |
resident |
|
Altitude
|
0 - 3000 m
|
Occasional altitudinal limits
|
|
| Threat (level 1) |
Threat (level 2) |
Impact and Stresses |
| Agriculture & Aquaculture |
Annual & perennial non-timber crops / Scale Unknown/Unrecorded |
Timing |
Scope |
Severity |
Impact |
| Ongoing |
Minority (<50%) |
Negligible declines |
Low Impact: 4 |
| Stresses |
|---|
| Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion |
|
| Biological resource use |
Fishing & harvesting aquatic resources / Persecution/control |
Timing |
Scope |
Severity |
Impact |
| Ongoing |
Majority (50-90%) |
Negligible declines |
Low Impact: 5 |
| Stresses |
|---|
| Species mortality |
|
| Natural system modifications |
Dams & water management/use / Abstraction of surface water (unknown use) |
Timing |
Scope |
Severity |
Impact |
| Ongoing |
Minority (<50%) |
Negligible declines |
Low Impact: 4 |
| Stresses |
|---|
| Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion |
|
| Natural system modifications |
Fire & fire suppression / Increase in fire frequency/intensity |
Timing |
Scope |
Severity |
Impact |
| Ongoing |
Minority (<50%) |
Negligible declines |
Low Impact: 4 |
| Stresses |
|---|
| Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion |
|
| Invasive non-native/alien species/diseases |
Invasive non-native/alien species/diseases / Avian Botulism (Clostridium botulinum) |
Timing |
Scope |
Severity |
Impact |
| Future |
Minority (<50%) |
Rapid Declines |
Low Impact: 4 |
| Stresses |
|---|
| Species mortality |
|
| Invasive non-native/alien species/diseases |
Invasive non-native/alien species/diseases / Louisiana Crayfish (Procambarus clarkii) |
Timing |
Scope |
Severity |
Impact |
| Ongoing |
Minority (<50%) |
Negligible declines |
Low Impact: 4 |
| Stresses |
|---|
| Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion, Competition |
|
| Invasive non-native/alien species/diseases |
Invasive non-native/alien species/diseases / Unspecified cyprinid fish (Cyprinidae) |
Timing |
Scope |
Severity |
Impact |
| Ongoing |
Minority (<50%) |
Negligible declines |
Low Impact: 4 |
| Stresses |
|---|
| Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion, Competition |
|
| Pollution |
Agricultural & forestry effluents / Herbicides and pesticides |
Timing |
Scope |
Severity |
Impact |
| Ongoing |
Minority (<50%) |
Negligible declines |
Low Impact: 4 |
| Stresses |
|---|
| Species mortality |
|
| Pollution |
Agricultural & forestry effluents / Soil erosion, sedimentation |
Timing |
Scope |
Severity |
Impact |
| Ongoing |
Minority (<50%) |
Negligible declines |
Low Impact: 4 |
| Stresses |
|---|
| Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion |
|
| Pollution |
Domestic & urban waste water / Type Unknown/Unrecorded |
Timing |
Scope |
Severity |
Impact |
| Ongoing |
Minority (<50%) |
Negligible declines |
Low Impact: 4 |
| Stresses |
|---|
| Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion |
|
| Pollution |
Industrial & military effluents / Type Unknown/Unrecorded |
Timing |
Scope |
Severity |
Impact |
| Ongoing |
Minority (<50%) |
Negligible declines |
Low Impact: 4 |
| Stresses |
|---|
| Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion |
|
| Pollution |
Agricultural & forestry effluents / Type Unknown/Unrecorded |
Timing |
Scope |
Severity |
Impact |
| Ongoing |
Minority (<50%) |
Negligible declines |
Low Impact: 4 |
| Stresses |
|---|
| Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion |
|
This information is based upon, and updates, the information published in BirdLife International (2000)
Threatened birds of the world. Barcelona and Cambridge, UK: Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International, BirdLife International (2004)
Threatened birds of the world 2004 CD-ROM and BirdLife International (2008) Threatened birds of the world 2008 CD-ROM. These sources provide the information for species accounts for the birds on the IUCN Red List.
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