Tunisia Ramsar wetland
Salt evaporation pond of Thyna
109 bird species recorded; the most in June and in December.
El Golli Mohamed · CC BY-SA 4.0
This month here
50 species in January.49 species in February.67 species in March.64 species in April.52 species in May.73 species in June.33 species in July.38 species in August.0 species in September.0 species in October.54 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.
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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
109 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).
- 109Speciesrecorded more than once
- 43Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 3ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 1,198Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 6Raptors
- 1Owls
- 28Waders
- 14Gulls & seabirds
- 8Ducks & geese
- 10Herons, ibises & grebes
- 1Storks & cranes
- 1Flamingos
- 29Songbirds
- 11Other 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 109 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors6 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
- Long-legged BuzzardButeo rufinus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
Owls1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Little OwlAthene noctua
Waders28 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinus
- Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
- Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilis
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusNT
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- Collared PratincoleGlareola pratincola
- Eurasian Stone-curlewBurhinus oedicnemus
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Red KnotCalidris canutusNT
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatus
- European Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
Gulls & seabirds14 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Slender-billed GullChroicocephalus genei
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
- Little TernSternula albifrons
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterus
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus
Ducks & geese8 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Marbled TealMarmaronetta angustirostrisNT
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
Herons, ibises & grebes10 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
Storks & cranes1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
Flamingos1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseus
Songbirds29 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Crested larkGalerida cristata
- Lanius excubitorLanius excubitor
- Spotless StarlingSturnus unicolor
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Spanish sparrowPasser hispaniolensis
- Lesser Short-toed LarkCalandrella rufescens
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Spectacled WarblerSylvia conspicillata
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Western Black-eared WheatearOenanthe hispanica
- Red-throated PipitAnthus cervinus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- Desert wheatearOenanthe deserti
- Western Olivaceous WarblerIduna opaca
- House BuntingEmberiza sahari
- Sardinian WarblerCurruca melanocephala
- Woodchat ShrikeLanius senatorNT
- Fulvous BabblerTurdoides fulva
- Thekla's LarkGalerida theklae
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Other birds11 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis
- Pallid SwiftApus pallidus
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- CootFulica atra
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- European SwiftApus apus
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 June and in December.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan15°/10°20 mm
- Feb16°/10°17 mm
- Mar18°/12°30 mm
- Apr21°/14°16 mm
- May24°/18°12 mm
- Jun28°/21°5 mm
- Jul31°/25°2 mm
- Aug31°/26°8 mm
- Sep29°/24°32 mm
- Oct26°/21°30 mm
- Nov21°/16°32 mm
- Dec17°/12°34 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Salt evaporation pond of Thyna.
Salt evaporation pond in Tunisia
Salt evaporation pond of Thyna is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Tunisia.
109 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 1,198 open records.
The most recorded are the Greater Flamingo, the Slender-billed Gull and the Kentish Plover.
20 species come for the summer, 23 for the winter and 0 only pass through.
3 are threatened worldwide, including Curlew Sandpiper, Grey Plover and European Turtle Dove.
The most species are recorded in June and in December.
Get there and watch
- زهير الفزانيcampsite · 7.5 km · 1 within 10 km
- حوش سناءplace to stay · 8.8 km · 32 within 10 km
- Sidi Abidnearest town · 5.6 km in a straight line
- Sfax Thyna International Airport (SFA)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 8 km in a straight lineCar hire at DJE airport (Mellita)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
- 4restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 1campsites within 10 kmزهير الفزاني
- 32places to stay within 10 kmحوش سناء, نزل سيفاكس, نزل موفنبيك صفاقس and 29 more
- bird hides within 6 km
- observation towers within 6 km
- marked trails within 4 km
- visitor centres within 6 km
- viewpoints within 5 km
- car parks within 3 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 Salt evaporation pond of Thyna.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas9 mountains within 25 kmHamadet Bekar · 17 kmHamadet el Haouch · 18 kmDraa Lekouane · 18 kmJebel Aouja · 19 kmJebel Marche · 19 kmHamadet Arnout · 20 kmHamadet el Malla · 21 kmDraa ech Chouachine · 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.
Salt evaporation pond of Thyna
Tunisia
- 55Birdyas Score
- 109Species
- 43Migrants
- 3Threatened
Salt evaporation pond of Monastir
Tunisia · 122 km
- 64Birdyas Score
- 148Species
- 62Migrants
- 4Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q49097581) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 1,198 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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