Tunisia Ramsar wetland
Lebna Dam
90 bird species recorded; the most in April.
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH (contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data), CC BY 4.0, with relief shading from Copernicus WorldDEM-30
This month here
53 species in January.31 species in February.56 species in March.74 species in April.7 species in May.15 species in June.16 species in July.0 species in August.13 species in September.0 species in October.11 species in November.41 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.
NT
NT
VU
NT
VU
NT
No records for this month.
No records for this month.
VU- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
90 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).
- 90Speciesrecorded more than once
- 46Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 2ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 641Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 5Raptors
- 14Waders
- 3Gulls & seabirds
- 10Ducks & geese
- 12Herons, ibises & grebes
- 1Storks & cranes
- 1Flamingos
- 33Songbirds
- 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 90 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors5 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
- Long-legged BuzzardButeo rufinus
- Short-toed eagleCircaetus gallicus
Waders14 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilis
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinus
- Collared PratincoleGlareola pratincola
- Temminck's StintCalidris temminckii
Gulls & seabirds3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
Ducks & geese10 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- White-headed duckOxyura leucocephala
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Ferruginous DuckAythya nyrocaNT
Herons, ibises & grebes12 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
Storks & cranes1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
Flamingos1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseus
Songbirds33 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Lanius excubitorLanius excubitor
- Sardinian WarblerCurruca melanocephala
- Spotless StarlingSturnus unicolor
- Crested larkGalerida cristata
- Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Calandra larkMelanocorypha calandra
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Spanish sparrowPasser hispaniolensis
- African Blue TitCyanistes teneriffae
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Greater Short-toed LarkCalandrella brachydactyla
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Woodchat ShrikeLanius senatorNT
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- African ChaffinchFringilla spodiogenys
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Other birds11 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- CootFulica atra
- Western SwamphenPorphyrio porphyrio
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- 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°/8°44 mm
- Feb15°/8°35 mm
- Mar18°/10°50 mm
- Apr20°/12°37 mm
- May24°/15°24 mm
- Jun29°/19°16 mm
- Jul32°/22°5 mm
- Aug33°/23°22 mm
- Sep28°/21°67 mm
- Oct25°/18°63 mm
- Nov20°/14°44 mm
- Dec16°/10°52 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Lebna Dam.
Dam in Tunisia
Lebna Dam is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Tunisia.
90 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 641 open records.
The most recorded are the Grey Heron, the Coot and the Western Marsh Harrier.
9 species come for the summer, 36 for the winter and 1 only pass through.
2 are threatened worldwide, including Common Pochard and European Turtle Dove.
The most species are recorded in April.
Get there and watch
- منزل حسينplace to stay · 7.7 km · 1 within 10 km
- Menzel Heurrnearest town · 3.9 km in a straight line
- Tunis Carthage International Airport (TUN)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 63 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
- 1places to stay within 10 kmمنزل حسين
- 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
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit. A low number may just mean nobody has mapped it yet.
In our other atlases
Around Lebna Dam.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas43 mountains within 25 kmKef el Mergueb · 14 kmKef el Golea · 14 kmJebel Hoummane · 16 kmKef er Rennd · 16 kmJebel Kherba · 17 kmJebel Ben Oulid · 18 kmJebel Bou Krim · 19 kmJabal Hannous · 20 km
Lakeyas1 lakes within 15 kmSebkha Korba2.1 km² · 15 km
Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
Other places nearby.
Lebna Dam
Tunisia
- 52Birdyas Score
- 90Species
- 46Migrants
- 2Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q2884971) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 641 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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