Tunisia Ramsar wetland
Sebkha Kelbia
116 bird species recorded; the most in April.
Denis Barthel · CC BY-SA 3.0
This month here
29 species in January.72 species in February.55 species in March.84 species in April.10 species in May.27 species in June.0 species in July.1 species in August.18 species in September.23 species in October.25 species in November.55 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
116 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).
- 116Speciesrecorded more than once
- 49Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 1ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 723Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 11Raptors
- 1Owls
- 18Waders
- 9Gulls & seabirds
- 12Ducks & geese
- 10Herons, ibises & grebes
- 2Storks & cranes
- 1Flamingos
- 43Songbirds
- 9Other 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 116 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors11 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Long-legged BuzzardButeo rufinus
- Short-toed eagleCircaetus gallicus
- Lesser kestrelFalco naumanni
- Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
- Bonelli's EagleAquila fasciata
- MerlinFalco columbarius
Owls1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Little OwlAthene noctua
Waders18 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- Collared PratincoleGlareola pratincola
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinus
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Eurasian Stone-curlewBurhinus oedicnemus
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilis
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- European Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Gulls & seabirds9 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
- Little TernSternula albifrons
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Slender-billed GullChroicocephalus genei
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
Ducks & geese12 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Ferruginous DuckAythya nyrocaNT
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Marbled TealMarmaronetta angustirostrisNT
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- GadwallMareca strepera
Herons, ibises & grebes10 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
Storks & cranes2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common CraneGrus grus
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
Flamingos1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseus
Songbirds43 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Lanius excubitorLanius excubitor
- Calandra larkMelanocorypha calandra
- Crested larkGalerida cristata
- Greater Short-toed LarkCalandrella brachydactyla
- Lesser Short-toed LarkCalandrella rufescens
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Spotless StarlingSturnus unicolor
- Woodchat ShrikeLanius senatorNT
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Spanish sparrowPasser hispaniolensis
- Moussier's RedstartPhoenicurus moussieri
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Sardinian WarblerCurruca melanocephala
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Red-throated PipitAnthus cervinus
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- Western Black-eared WheatearOenanthe hispanica
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Spectacled WarblerSylvia conspicillata
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Thekla's LarkGalerida theklae
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- African ChaffinchFringilla spodiogenys
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- Tawny PipitAnthus campestris
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- African Blue TitCyanistes teneriffae
Other birds9 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis
- CootFulica atra
- Black-bellied SandgrousePterocles orientalis
- Barbary PartridgeAlectoris barbara
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- European SwiftApus apus
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- Pallid SwiftApus pallidus
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°/4°50 mm
- Feb16°/4°36 mm
- Mar19°/7°58 mm
- Apr23°/10°43 mm
- May27°/13°32 mm
- Jun33°/17°20 mm
- Jul36°/21°9 mm
- Aug36°/21°25 mm
- Sep30°/18°57 mm
- Oct26°/14°54 mm
- Nov20°/9°42 mm
- Dec16°/6°52 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Sebkha Kelbia.
Sabkha in Tunisia
Sebkha Kelbia is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Tunisia.
116 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 723 open records.
The most recorded are the Lanius excubitor, the Western Marsh Harrier and the Calandra lark.
5 species come for the summer, 41 for the winter and 3 only pass through.
1 are threatened worldwide, including Common Pochard.
The most species are recorded in April.
Get there and watch
- Kondharnearest town · 10 km in a straight line
- Enfidha - Hammamet International Airport (NBE)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 30 km in a straight lineCar hire at NBE airport (Enfidha)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
- 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
- restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- campsites within 10 km
- places to stay 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 Sebkha Kelbia.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas34 mountains within 25 kmDraa Chouk · 16 kmDraa Msalla · 17 kmDraa Temmar · 20 kmHenchir Touila · 20 kmDraa el Karrouya · 22 kmDraa el Gatrania · 24 kmDraa Ghrasesia · 24 kmKoudiat el Ahrech · 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.
Sebkha Kelbia
Tunisia
- 53Birdyas Score
- 116Species
- 49Migrants
- 1Threatened
Salt evaporation pond of Monastir
Tunisia · 45 km
- 64Birdyas Score
- 148Species
- 62Migrants
- 4Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q3476954) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 723 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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