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 2
Wetlands hosting, at least once, more than 1% of the Ferruginous duck’s regional population.
Site name ∖Years
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
1 RP
Merja de l’wad Fouwarate
324
356
680
450
386
634
1200
7
Merja de Sidi Bou Ghaba
22
83
72
250
320
400
400
6
Barrage Zelmou
9
5
57
52
58
7
5
20
25
4
Barrage Mohammed V
5
400
35
2
Barrage Hassar
124
45
516
12
3
Dayet ‘Awa
65
195
2
46
7
3
Marais du bas Loukkos
14
68
13
5
61
24
6
19
2
Merja Bargha
50
8
63
9
2
Barrage Al Wahda
99
2
Aguelmam N’Tifounassine
30
27
2
Barrage Mechra’ Hommadi
76
1
Lagunes de Sidi Moussa-Walidia
2
10
44
1
Côte et Archipel d’Essawira
35
4
1
Dayet Ifrah
33
22
1
Aguelmam Afennourir
21
56
16
1
No. of sites verifying the 1 threshold
1
1
1
8
2
3
8
4
5
4
Number of times the 1% of the Regional Population of the species ("West Mediterranean/North & West Africa") (25 individuals) has been reached or exceeded.
