Tunisia Ramsar wetland
Lake of Tunis
142 bird species recorded; the most in March.
Aymen · CC BY-SA 2.0
This month here
66 species in January.67 species in February.92 species in March.84 species in April.80 species in May.47 species in June.54 species in July.26 species in August.76 species in September.79 species in October.65 species in November.69 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.
VU
VU
NT
NT
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- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
142 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).
- 142Speciesrecorded more than once
- 65Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 5ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 3,795Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 8Raptors
- 3Owls
- 23Waders
- 15Gulls & seabirds
- 8Ducks & geese
- 12Herons, ibises & grebes
- 2Storks & cranes
- 1Flamingos
- 54Songbirds
- 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 142 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors8 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Long-legged BuzzardButeo rufinus
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Lesser kestrelFalco naumanni
- Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
Owls3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Western Barn OwlTyto alba
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Waders23 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinus
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
- Eurasian Stone-curlewBurhinus oedicnemus
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Collared PratincoleGlareola pratincola
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilis
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- European Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusNT
Gulls & seabirds15 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Slender-billed GullChroicocephalus genei
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
- Little TernSternula albifrons
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- Scopoli's ShearwaterCalonectris diomedea
- Audouin's GullIchthyaetus audouinii
Ducks & geese8 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
Herons, ibises & grebes12 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
- ShagPhalacrocorax aristotelis
Storks & cranes2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- Common CraneGrus grus
Flamingos1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseus
Songbirds54 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Spotless StarlingSturnus unicolor
- Spanish sparrowPasser hispaniolensis
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatus
- Sardinian WarblerCurruca melanocephala
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- African Blue TitCyanistes teneriffae
- Crested larkGalerida cristata
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Lanius excubitorLanius excubitor
- Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Rock SparrowPetronia petronia
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Spectacled WarblerSylvia conspicillata
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- African ChaffinchFringilla spodiogenys
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Woodchat ShrikeLanius senatorNT
- Trumpeter FinchBucanetes githagineus
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Moussier's RedstartPhoenicurus moussieri
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Rufous-tailed Scrub RobinErythropygia galactotes
- Thekla's LarkGalerida theklae
- Thick-billed LarkRamphocoris clotbey
- Teita FiscalLanius dorsalis
- Melodious WarblerHippolais polyglotta
- Desert wheatearOenanthe deserti
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Iberian Grey ShrikeLanius meridionalisVU
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Other birds16 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Pallid SwiftApus pallidus
- CootFulica atra
- European SwiftApus apus
- Barbary PartridgeAlectoris barbara
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Little SwiftApus affinis
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
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 March.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan15°/8°64 mm
- Feb15°/7°50 mm
- Mar18°/9°63 mm
- Apr21°/11°54 mm
- May25°/14°35 mm
- Jun30°/18°20 mm
- Jul34°/22°7 mm
- Aug34°/22°21 mm
- Sep29°/20°64 mm
- Oct26°/17°61 mm
- Nov20°/12°57 mm
- Dec16°/9°66 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Lake of Tunis.
Lake in Tunisia
Lake of Tunis is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Tunisia.
142 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 3,795 open records.
The most recorded are the Spotless Starling, the Spanish sparrow and the Laughing Dove.
26 species come for the summer, 36 for the winter and 3 only pass through.
5 are threatened worldwide, including Grey Plover, Curlew Sandpiper and European Turtle Dove.
The most species are recorded in March.
Get there and watch
- دار الكشاف الزهورcampsite · 10 km · 1 within 10 km
- نزل ابن خلدونplace to stay · 6.2 km · 212 within 10 km
- La Goulettenearest town · 5.0 km in a straight line
- Tunis Carthage International Airport (TUN)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 4 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
- 1visitor centres within 6 kmمعلومات سياحية
- 1viewpoints within 5 kmمصحة الياسمين
- 85car parks within 3 km
- 76restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 1campsites within 10 kmدار الكشاف الزهور
- 212places to stay within 10 kmنزل ابن خلدون, فندق غولف رويال, Salammbo and 209 more
- bird hides within 6 km
- observation towers within 6 km
- marked trails within 4 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 Lake of Tunis.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas31 mountains within 25 kmByrsa · 7.7 kmJebel el Ayari · 13 kmEd Dourat · 17 kmEl Arka · 17 kmJebel Boukornine576 m · 17 kmJebel Bou Goufda · 18 kmHamada Majet · 23 kmDjebel Ressas795 m · 25 km
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.
Lake of Tunis
Tunisia
- 66Birdyas Score
- 142Species
- 65Migrants
- 5Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q576856) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 3,795 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, Lakeyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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