Barrage Sidi Abdelmonem (6925)
Tunisia, Africa

Site overview

KBA status: confirmed

Year of last assessment: 2016

National site name: Barrage Sidi Abdelmonem

Central coordinates: Latitude: 36.8592, Longitude: 10.9337

Elevation (m): 77 to 100

Area of KBA (km²): 0.24321

Protected area coverage (%): 93.75

KBA classification: Global

Legacy site: Yes

Site details

Site description: One of the smallest of the Cap Bon man-made reservoirs, Sidi Abdelmonem is also one of the oldest, with the most natural fringing vegetation cover, including Phragmites australis, Typha angustifolia and Juncus species.

Rationale for qualifying as KBA: This site qualifies as a Key Biodiversity Area of international significance that meets the thresholds for at least one criterion described in the Global Standard for the Identification of KBAs. KBA identified in the CEPF Ecosystem Profile of the Mediterranean Hotspot (2017). Taxonomy, nomenclature and global threat category follow the 2016 IUCN Red List.

Additional biodiversity: See Box for key species. Due to the fringing vegetation, this is one of the best sites for nesting Oxyura leucocephala (15–80 pairs resident). Marmaronetta angustirostris also occurs and probably breeds. Small numbers of Aythya nyroca occur in late summer. Other waterbirds that winter at the site include Anas platyrhynchos, A. querquedula, A. clypeata, A. acuta, Aythya ferina, Fulica atra and Porphyrio porphyrio. Non-bird biodiversity: None known to BirdLife International.

Habitats

Land use: water management

IUCN Habitat	Coverage %	Habitat detail
Wetlands(Inland)	100

Threats

Summary of threats to biodiversity at KBA: Disturbing and hunting are the main threats affecting the site.

Threat level 1	Threat level 2	Threat level 3	Timing
Biological resource use	Hunting & collecting terrestrial animals	Intentional use (species being assessed is the target)	Ongoing
Climate change & severe weather	Droughts		Only in the future

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