Tunisia Ramsar wetland
Sebkha Séjoumi
153 bird species recorded; the most in March.
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This month here
84 species in January.81 species in February.101 species in March.91 species in April.88 species in May.49 species in June.43 species in July.49 species in August.92 species in September.76 species in October.85 species in November.91 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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VU
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VUNT
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VU
VU
NTVU
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NT- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
153 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).
- 153Speciesrecorded more than once
- 65Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 7ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 4,713Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 9Raptors
- 1Owls
- 27Waders
- 12Gulls & seabirds
- 14Ducks & geese
- 14Herons, ibises & grebes
- 2Storks & cranes
- 1Flamingos
- 57Songbirds
- 16Other 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 153 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors9 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Long-legged BuzzardButeo rufinus
- Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Lesser kestrelFalco naumanni
- LannerFalco biarmicus
Owls1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Little OwlAthene noctua
Waders27 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinus
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Eurasian Stone-curlewBurhinus oedicnemus
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Collared PratincoleGlareola pratincola
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilis
- European Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Temminck's StintCalidris temminckii
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusNT
Gulls & seabirds12 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Slender-billed GullChroicocephalus genei
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- Little TernSternula albifrons
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
- Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- Franklin's GullLeucophaeus pipixcan
Ducks & geese14 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Marbled TealMarmaronetta angustirostrisNT
- Ferruginous DuckAythya nyrocaNT
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- White-headed duckOxyura leucocephala
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
Herons, ibises & grebes14 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- ShagPhalacrocorax aristotelis
Storks & cranes2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- Common CraneGrus grus
Flamingos1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseus
Songbirds57 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Spotless StarlingSturnus unicolor
- Spanish sparrowPasser hispaniolensis
- Crested larkGalerida cristata
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Lanius excubitorLanius excubitor
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Sardinian WarblerCurruca melanocephala
- Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatus
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Rock SparrowPetronia petronia
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Spectacled WarblerSylvia conspicillata
- Lesser Short-toed LarkCalandrella rufescens
- Woodchat ShrikeLanius senatorNT
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- African Blue TitCyanistes teneriffae
- Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
- Red-throated PipitAnthus cervinus
- Moussier's RedstartPhoenicurus moussieri
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Maghreb MagpiePica mauritanica
- Thick-billed LarkRamphocoris clotbey
- Dupont's LarkChersophilus dupontiVU
- Teita FiscalLanius dorsalis
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Savi's WarblerLocustella luscinioides
- Trumpeter FinchBucanetes githagineus
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Western Black-eared WheatearOenanthe hispanica
- Desert wheatearOenanthe deserti
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Rufous-tailed Scrub RobinErythropygia galactotes
- Iberian Grey ShrikeLanius meridionalisVU
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibillatrix
Other birds16 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- CootFulica atra
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Barbary PartridgeAlectoris barbara
- Western SwamphenPorphyrio porphyrio
- Pallid SwiftApus pallidus
- European SwiftApus apus
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- European RollerCoracias garrulus
- Houbara BustardChlamydotis undulataVU
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 March.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan15°/8°64 mm
- Feb15°/7°50 mm
- Mar18°/9°63 mm
- Apr21°/11°54 mm
- May25°/14°35 mm
- Jun30°/18°20 mm
- Jul34°/22°7 mm
- Aug34°/22°21 mm
- Sep29°/20°64 mm
- Oct26°/17°61 mm
- Nov20°/12°57 mm
- Dec16°/9°66 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Sebkha Séjoumi.
Sabkha in Tunisia
Sebkha Séjoumi is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Tunisia.
153 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 4,713 open records.
The most recorded are the Lesser Black-backed Gull, the Greater Flamingo and the Black-winged Stilt.
27 species come for the summer, 38 for the winter and 0 only pass through.
7 are threatened worldwide, including Grey Plover, Curlew Sandpiper and Common Pochard.
The most species are recorded in March.
Get there and watch
- دار الكشاف الزهورcampsite · 3.6 km · 1 within 10 km
- Auberge de Jeunesseplace to stay · 4.4 km · 143 within 10 km
- Sīdī Ḥusaynnearest town · 2.7 km in a straight line
- Tunis Carthage International Airport (TUN)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 12 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
- 2viewpoints within 5 kmمقهى بانوراما
- 12car parks within 3 km
- 62restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 1campsites within 10 kmدار الكشاف الزهور
- 143places to stay within 10 kmAuberge de Jeunesse, La Chambre bleue, فندق جراند دي فرانس and 140 more
- bird hides within 6 km
- observation towers within 6 km
- marked trails within 4 km
- visitor centres within 6 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 Séjoumi.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas38 mountains within 25 kmJebel Jerifete · 17 kmByrsa · 19 kmJebel Boukornine576 m · 21 kmEd Dir el Azem · 21 kmHamadet el Mogra · 22 kmJebel Feja · 23 kmHamadet er Rmel · 23 kmDjebel Ressas795 m · 24 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 Séjoumi
Tunisia
- 70Birdyas Score
- 153Species
- 65Migrants
- 7Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q3476955) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 4,713 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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