5 Red-crested Pochards (Netta rufina) at Chiba Reservoir, Cap-Bon, Tunisia
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5 Nettes rousses (Netta rufina) au Barrage Chiba, Cap-Bon, Tunisie

Second Sociable Lapwing (Vanellus gregarius) for Tunisia /
Deuxième observation du Vanneau sociable en Tunisie

The Association “Les Amis des Oiseaux” (AAO), BirdLife partner in Tunisia, in collaboration with local and international partners have colour-ringed 45 chicks of Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus) in August 2014 in the lagoon of Korba, Cap Bon, Tunisia. This is the first colour-ringing of the species in Tunisia. The colour ring used is a white ring with a … Continue reading First colour-ringing of Greater Flamingo in Tunisia: 45 chicks ringed in the lagoon of Korba (Cap Bon) →

This is an announcement by the Tunisia Wildlife Conservation Society (TWCS) about the discovery of the first breeding colony of the Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus) in a site in Cap Bon, northern Tunisia (the site was not named but most likely the Lagoon of Korba where 45 Flamingo chicks were colour-ringed in August 2014): Première nidification … Continue reading First breeding of Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus) in Cap Bon (Tunisia) →

Nefla, A., Ouni, R., & Nouira, S. (2012). The Breeding Status of the Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus in the Lebna Dam in Cap Bon, Tunisia. Journal of Life Sciences 6: 776–782.   PDF Abstract: The study of the reproduction of the Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) in Tunisia was undertaken from 2008 to 2010. Until the … Continue reading The Breeding Status of the Glossy Ibis in the Lebna Dam in Cap Bon, Tunisia →

Distribution and abundance of Greater Flamingos wintering in the central part of the gulf of Gabès, Tunisia. /
Distribution et abondance du Flamant rose Phoenicopterus roseus hivernant dans la zone centrale du golfe de Gabès (Tunisie).

First breeding of the Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) in National Park Ichkeul (Tunisia).
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Première nidification de l’Ibis falcinelle Plegadis falcinellus au parc national de l’Ichkeul (Tunisie septentrionale).

Place des insectes dans les régimes alimentaires de trois Ardéidés en Tunisie septentrionale.
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Insects in the diet of three Ardeidae species in Tunisia.

Irreplaceable area extends marine conservation hotspot off Tunisia: insights from GPS-tracking Scopoli’s shearwaters from the largest seabird colony in the Mediterranean

Nefla, A., Tlili, W., Ouni, R. & Nouira, S. 2014. Breeding Biology of Squacco Herons (Ardeola ralloides) in Northern Tunisia. Wilson Journal of Ornithology 126 (2): 393–401.  doi:10.1676/13-130.1 Abstract: We studied the reproduction patterns of Squacco Herons, Ardeola ralloides, during 2009–2010. This study was carried out in two colonies located at Ichkeul National Park (37.184992 N, … Continue reading Breeding Biology of Squacco Herons (Ardeola ralloides) in Northern Tunisia →