- Kneiss
Description
Wetland data
Basic information
| Wetland location: | Marine/Coastal |
| Wetland type: | Natural |
| Hydrological interaction: | - |
| Water salinity: | Salty (> 18.0 g/l) |
| Type of fresh water input: | Catchment area (precipitation) |
| Open water area (%): | > 95 |
Geographic information
| Governorate: | Sfax |
| Island: | Kneiss |
| Municipality: | Ghraiba |
| Longitude: | 10.290554 East |
| Latitude: | 34.355923 North |
Ramsar wetland type
| Type | Coverage (%) |
| A -- Permanent shallow marine waters in most cases less than six metres deep at low tide; includes sea bays and straits | 5 - 25 |
| B -- Marine subtidal aquatic beds; includes kelp beds, sea-grass beds, tropical marine meadows | 5 - 25 |
| G -- Intertidal mud, sand or salt flats | 5 - 25 |
| H -- Intertidal marshes; includes salt marshes, salt meadows, saltings, raised salt marshes; includes tidal brackish and freshwater marshes | 5 - 25 |
Property status
| Public |
| Protection status category | Protection status subcategory | Area's name | Code | Coverage area (%) | Legislation |
| International Protection | Specially Protected Areas of Mediterranean Importance (SPAMI) | Kneiss Islands | 0 | ||
| National Protection | Nature Reserve | Kneiss Islands | 0 | Article 208 of the Forest Code | |
| International Protection | Ramsar Site | Kneiss Islands with their intertidal zones | 0 |
Important bird areas
| IBA code | Site name | Coverage (%) | References |
| TN032 | Kneiss | > 9 |
Fauna
Birds |
Number of individuals |
Nesting |
References |
| Circus cyaneus | |||
| Tadorna tadorna | |||
| Tadorna tadorna | |||
| Actitis hypoleucos | |||
| Arenaria interpres | |||
| Calidris alpina | |||
| Calidris ferruginea | |||
| Calidris minuta | |||
| Charadrius alexandrinus | |||
| Charadrius hiaticula | |||
| Haematopus ostralegus | |||
| Hydroprogne caspia | |||
| Larus fuscus | |||
| Larus genei | |||
| Larus melanocephalus | |||
| Larus michahellis | |||
| Larus ridibundus | |||
| Limosa limosa | |||
| Numenius arquata | |||
| Numenius phaeopus | |||
| Pluvialis squatarola | |||
| Sternula albifrons | |||
| Tringa nebularia | |||
| Tringa totanus | |||
| Tringa totanus | |||
| Ardea cinerea | |||
| Egretta garzetta | |||
| Platalea leucorodia | |||
| Circus aeruginosus | |||
| Falco peregrinus | |||
| Grus grus | |||
| Alauda arvensis | |||
| Anthus pratensis | |||
| Calandrella rufescens | |||
| Galerida cristata | |||
| Motacilla flava | |||
| Sylvia cantilans | |||
| Phalacrocorax carbo | |||
| Phoenicopterus roseus | |||
| Phoenicopterus roseus | |||
| Podiceps cristatus | |||
| Podiceps cristatus | |||
| Podiceps nigricollis | |||
| Tachybaptus ruficolis | |||
Fishes |
Presence status in wetland |
References |
|
| Etmopterus spinax (Linnaeus, 1758) | |||
| Heptranchias perlo (Bonnaterre, 1788) | |||
| Hexanchus griseus (Bonnaterre, 1788) | |||
| Oxynotus centrina (Linnaeus, 1758) | |||
Invertebrates |
Presence status in wetland |
References |
|
| Devade indistincta (O. P.-Cambridge, 1872) | |||
| Thaumatoncus indicator Simon, 1884 | |||
| Lycosa sp. | |||
| Artema atlanta Walckenaer, 1837 | |||
| Plexippus paykulli (Audouin, 1826) | |||
| Thyene sp. | |||
| Metaphalangium sp. | |||
| Androctonus australis (Linnaeus, 1758) | |||
| Galeodes sp. | |||
| Triops granarius (Lucas, 1864) | |||
| Anomia ephippium (Linneaus,1758) |