Tamreïkat (6623)
Mauritania, Africa
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2001
National site name: Tamreïkat
Central coordinates: Latitude: 25.3833, Longitude: -11.3333
System: terrestrial
Elevation (m): 350 to 350
Area of KBA (km2): 362.58852
KBA classification: Global/Regional TBD
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Site description: The site comprises a 40-km-long crystalline massif lying in the far north-west of the country, close to the Moroccan border. It is aligned north–south and rises 100 m above the surrounding plain. Numerous wadis cut across the massif. Crevices in the steep rock-faces, cliff-ledges, shrubs and large trees such as Acacia raddiana provide shelter and nesting sites in the incredibly arid conditions. Typical plant species include Acacia raddiana, Rhus tripartitus, Leptadenia pyrotechnica, Maerua crassifolia, Salvadora persica, Balanites aegyptiaca, Panicum turgidum and Stipagrostis pungens, etc.
Rationale for qualifying as KBA: This site qualifies as a Key Biodiversity Area of international significance because it meets one or more previously established criteria and thresholds for identifying sites of biodiversity importance (including Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas, Alliance for Zero Extinction sites, and Key Biodiversity Areas)
Additional biodiversity: See Box and Table 2 for key species. In addition, three species of the Sahel biome have been recorded from this site; see Table 2. Non-bird biodiversity: None known to BirdLife International.
Delineation rationale: 2014-03-11 (BL Secretariat): a site area of 36259 ha was calculated by GIS from the site polygon, then rounded to the nearest 10% (36000 ha).
Threats
Summary of threats to biodiversity at KBA: No information. The site is in a very remote and sparsely populated area.
Additional information
References: Lamarche (1988).