Tunisia Important Bird Area
Jebel El Haouaria
165 bird species recorded; the most in April.
Mahdi ABDELLY · CC BY-SA 4.0
This month here
40 species in January.58 species in February.98 species in March.136 species in April.102 species in May.22 species in June.32 species in July.4 species in August.38 species in September.23 species in October.19 species in November.82 species in December.
The birds you are most likely to see in the month you choose, those that come for the season first. It opens on today's month.
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VU
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NTVU
CR
- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
165 species, counted.
Our own rating, from the records only: species (50 points), threatened species (20), migrants (20) and protected status — Ramsar, IBA, SPA, observatory (10).
- 165Speciesrecorded more than once
- 87Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 4ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 2,926Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 27Raptors
- 1Owls
- 13Waders
- 12Gulls & seabirds
- 10Ducks & geese
- 11Herons, ibises & grebes
- 3Storks & cranes
- 1Flamingos
- 71Songbirds
- 16Other birds
From open records (eBird and others, through GBIF, licensed for any use). More birdwatchers mean more records: a quiet place may have more birds than it shows.
The checklist
All 165 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors27 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Long-legged BuzzardButeo rufinus
- Short-toed eagleCircaetus gallicus
- Booted eagleHieraaetus pennatus
- Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Egyptian vultureNeophron percnopterus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Pallid HarrierCircus macrourusNT
- Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Lesser spotted eagleAquila pomarina
- Lesser kestrelFalco naumanni
- Red-footed FalconFalco vespertinusVU
- Steppe eagleAquila nipalensis
- Eleonora's FalconFalco eleonorae
- Golden EagleAquila chrysaetos
- Greater spotted eagleAquila clanga
- Griffon VultureGyps fulvus
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
- Bonelli's EagleAquila fasciata
Owls1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Little OwlAthene noctua
Waders13 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
- Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinus
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilis
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Gulls & seabirds12 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Scopoli's ShearwaterCalonectris diomedea
- Yelkouan ShearwaterPuffinus yelkouanVU
- Audouin's GullIchthyaetus audouinii
- Northern gannetMorus bassanus
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
- Balearic shearwaterPuffinus mauretanicusCR
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
- European Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Great skuaStercorarius skua
Ducks & geese10 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Ferruginous DuckAythya nyrocaNT
- White-headed duckOxyura leucocephala
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Herons, ibises & grebes11 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Great White EgretArdea alba
Storks & cranes3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black storkCiconia nigra
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- Common CraneGrus grus
Flamingos1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseus
Songbirds71 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Sardinian WarblerCurruca melanocephala
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Moussier's RedstartPhoenicurus moussieri
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- African Blue TitCyanistes teneriffae
- Crested larkGalerida cristata
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Spanish sparrowPasser hispaniolensis
- Thekla's LarkGalerida theklae
- Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Lanius excubitorLanius excubitor
- Blue Rock ThrushMonticola solitarius
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Spotless StarlingSturnus unicolor
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatus
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Woodchat ShrikeLanius senatorNT
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Western Black-eared WheatearOenanthe hispanica
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- African ChaffinchFringilla spodiogenys
- Sardinian WarblerSylvia melanocephala
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibillatrix
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- Black-crowned TchagraTchagra senegalus
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Collared FlycatcherFicedula albicollis
- Eurasian Crag MartinPtyonoprogne rupestris
- Dartford WarblerSylvia undata
- Western Subalpine WarblerCurruca iberiae
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Western Olivaceous WarblerIduna opaca
- Common crossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Tawny PipitAnthus campestris
- Red-throated PipitAnthus cervinus
- Calandra larkMelanocorypha calandra
- Rock BuntingEmberiza cia
- Rock SparrowPetronia petronia
- Lesser Grey ShrikeLanius minor
- Subalpine WarblerSylvia cantillans
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- Melodious WarblerHippolais polyglotta
- White-throated DipperCinclus cinclus
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Other birds16 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- Barbary PartridgeAlectoris barbara
- European SwiftApus apus
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- CootFulica atra
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Pallid SwiftApus pallidus
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- European NightjarCaprimulgus europaeus
Monthly presence relative to all bird records that month, so a busy month does not inflate every species.
When to go
The most species in April.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan15°/13°54 mm
- Feb14°/12°46 mm
- Mar15°/13°52 mm
- Apr17°/15°38 mm
- May19°/17°22 mm
- Jun23°/21°12 mm
- Jul26°/24°5 mm
- Aug27°/25°19 mm
- Sep25°/24°74 mm
- Oct23°/21°71 mm
- Nov19°/18°56 mm
- Dec16°/15°67 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Jebel El Haouaria.
Mountain in Tunisia
Jebel El Haouaria is an Important Bird Area (BirdLife) in Tunisia.
165 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 2,926 open records.
The most recorded are the Common Kestrel, the Black Kite and the Sardinian Warbler.
37 species come for the summer, 45 for the winter and 5 only pass through.
4 are threatened worldwide, including Yelkouan Shearwater, European Turtle Dove and Red-footed Falcon.
The most species are recorded in April.
Get there and watch
- Villa Zembra Maison d'hôtesplace to stay · 1.3 km · 14 within 10 km
- El Haouarianearest town · 1.9 km in a straight line
- Tunis Carthage International Airport (TUN)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 74 km in a straight lineCar hire at TUN airport (Tunis)Discover Cars · sponsored link↗
Plan the visit
A guided walk, a bed nearby, a car.
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From above
The place and its surroundings.
The satellite image of the 6 × 6 km around the place, with the bird hides, towers and trails that OpenStreetMap shows.
Around, in OpenStreetMap
- 3viewpoints within 5 kmالرأس الطيب
- 4car parks within 3 km
- 14restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 14places to stay within 10 kmVilla Zembra Maison d'hôtes, Hôtel les Grottes, Pension La Daurade and 11 more
- bird hides within 6 km
- observation towers within 6 km
- marked trails within 4 km
- visitor centres within 6 km
- campsites within 10 km
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit. A low number may just mean nobody has mapped it yet.
In our other atlases
Around Jebel El Haouaria.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
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Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
Photographs
The place, as people saw it.
Other places nearby.
Jebel El Haouaria
Tunisia
- 70Birdyas Score
- 165Species
- 87Migrants
- 4Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q12204788) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 2,926 open bird records within 6 km (GBIF, CC0 and CC BY 4.0 only; mostly eBird, Cornell Lab of Ornithology) |
| See these records | gbif.org |
| Species | GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0; Wikidata (CC0); Wikimedia Commons |
| Altitude | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| Temperature and rain | NASA POWER (CERES SYN1deg, 2001–2020; MERRA-2) |
| What is around | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Images | EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons |
| Sister atlases | Peakyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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