Status and Trends of the Ferruginous Duck’s (Aythya nyroca) Wintering Population in Morocco: Analysis of 35 Years of Winter Census Data (1983-2017)

Table 3

Conservation statuses of the Ferruginous duck’s wintering sites.

Site name	Types of habitat	Region	Ramsar status	SIBE^1	IBA^2
Marais de l’wad Smir	Marshland	North-West	Candidate	X
Barrage de Smir	Artificial reservoir / Dam	North-West	Candidate
Marais du bas Loukkos	Marshland	North-West	X	X	X
Merja des Wlad Skher	Marshland	North-West		X
Merja Bargha	Marshland	North-West		X	X
Merja Al Halloufa	Marshland	North-West		X	X
Merja Zerga	Marshland	North-West	X	X	X
Merja de l’wad Fouwarate	Marshland	North-West	X	X
Merja de Sidi Bou Ghaba	Marshland	North-West	X	X	X
Plan d’eau de Dwiyate	Lake	North-West			X
Embouchure de l’wad Malwiya	River mouth	North-East	X	X	X
Barrage Mohammed V	Artificial reservoir / Dam	North-East	X	X	X
Marais de Wad Al Maleh	Marshland	Centre-Atlantic	X
Barrage de l’wad Al Mellah	Artificial reservoir / Dam	Centre-Atlantic		X
Lagunes de Sidi Moussa-Walidia	Lagoon/Marshland	Centre-Atlantic	X	X
Barrage Al Massira	Artificial reservoir / Dam	Centre-Atlantic	X	X	X
Côte et Archipel d’Essawira	Coastal wetland	Centre-Atlantic	X	X	X
Dayet ‘Awa	Inland lake	Atlas		X
Dayet Ifrah	Inland lake	Atlas		X
Plan d’eau de Zerrouqa	Inland lake	Atlas		X
Aguelmam Afennourir	Inland lake	Atlas	X	X	X
Aguelmam N’Tifounassine	Inland lake	Atlas	X	X
Aguelmams Sidi Ali-Ta’nzoult	Inland lake	Atlas		X	X
Aguelmam Abekhane	Inland lake	Atlas		X
Barrage Al Mansour Ad-Dahbi	Artificial reservoir / Dam	South		X	X
Embouchure de l’wad Tamri	River mouth	South		X	X
Embouchure de l’wad Massa	River mouth	South	X	X
Baie d’Ad-Dakhla	Bay	South	X	X	X

¹ Sites of Biological and Ecological Importance.
² Important Birds and Biodiversity Areas.
The Ferruginous duck has been reported only once in those wetlands (1-2 ducks).