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
SIBE1
IBA2
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).