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In addition, the following 7 species that are mostly restricted to the
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437:Archaeological remains at Bordj El Hassar in 2007
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832:endemic to the archipelago.
742:Western black-eared wheatear
723:(400 to 1,500 individuals).
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673:lesser black-backed gull
3093:Ramsar sites in Tunisia
2596:Sidi Bouzid Governorate
1067:10.3406/ANTAF.1992.1207
505:), same as the island.
358:Kerkennah's main town,
347:. The main islands are
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1759:Kasserine Governorate
1319:Bou Mhel el-Bassatine
1303:Ben Arous Governorate
1055:Antiquités africaines
791:cream-colored courser
752:Sylvia melanocephalia
738:Phoenicurus moussieri
711:Platalea leucorodia (
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2657:Al Ahouaz-El Assouda
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2139:Médenine Governorate
1683:Kairouan Governorate
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766:Sylvia conspicillata
720:Phoenicopterus ruber
3083:Communes of Tunisia
2697:Siliana Governorate
2617:Cebbala Ouled Asker
2511:Bir Ali Ben Khélifa
2078:Manouba Governorate
1942:Sakiet Sidi Youssef
1425:Menzel Abderrahmane
1379:Bizerte Governorate
1164:Communes of Tunisia
828:is a subspecies of
735:Moussier's redstart
713:400–800 individuals
697:Sterna sandvicensis
666:slender-billed gull
662:Phalacrocorax carbo
636:Important Bird Area
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455:Sempronius Gracchus
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2763:Sousse Governorate
2341:Nabeul Governorate
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1967:Mahdia Governorate
1840:Kébili Governorate
1202:Kalâat el-Andalous
1176:Ariana Governorate
798:European bee-eater
763:spectacled warbler
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1041:978-88-209-9070-1
1020:Africa christiana
892:"Wayback Machine"
872:on 21 August 2017
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787:Falco tinnunculus
770:spotless starling
759:Sylvia cantillans
749:Sardinian warbler
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593:) flora, such as
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298:Κέρκιννα Cercinna
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246:Demographics
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3038:Bir Mcherga
3033:Djebel Oust
2977:La Goulette
2662:Baten Ghzal
2605:Sidi Bouzid
2442:Menzel Horr
2392:El Maâmoura
2387:El Haouaria
2377:Dar Allouch
2281:Ksar Hellal
2241:Beni Hassen
2160:Ben Gardane
2033:Mellouleche
2028:Ksour Essef
1668:Oued Melliz
1288:Sidi Ismail
1243:El Maâgoula
1212:Sidi Thabet
669:Larus genei
589:(and often
553:During the
537:titular see
410:August 2022
334: /
212:Archipelago
199: /
175:Coordinates
3072:Categories
2890:Ghomrassen
2880:Bir Lahmar
2829:Messaadine
2723:El Aroussa
2687:Souk Jedid
2372:Bou Argoub
2367:Béni Khiar
2261:El Masdour
2175:Houmt Souk
2119:Oued Ellil
2087:La Manouba
1983:Bou Merdes
1952:Tajerouine
1881:Souk Lahad
1790:Jedelienne
1663:Ghardimaou
1648:Beni M'Tir
1643:Ain Draham
1572:El Guettar
1344:Hammam Lif
1324:El Mourouj
1263:Téboursouk
1192:Ettadhamen
1083:Q124639183
1000:v. Cercina
902:2024-09-10
848:References
815:passerines
599:saltbushes
591:halophytic
587:xerophytic
508:Among the
495:Ptolemaeus
465:called it
372:irrigation
302:Querquenes
300:; Spanish:
259:Population
254:Kerkennian
2873:Tataouine
2794:Ezzouhour
2718:Bou Arada
2551:El Hencha
2546:Kerkennah
2541:Jebiniana
2516:Bir Salah
2422:Kerkouane
2402:Grombalia
2321:Ouerdanin
2170:Boughrara
2124:Mornaguia
2114:El Battan
2008:Essouassi
1998:El Bradâa
1830:Ezzouhour
1768:Kasserine
1744:Nasrallah
1724:Oueslatia
1709:Bou Hajla
1653:Bou Salem
1617:Sidi Aïch
1546:Teboulbou
1536:Bouchemma
1501:Ghannouch
1440:Ras Jebel
1359:Mohamedia
1312:Ben Arous
1248:Goubellat
1217:La Soukra
1075:2117-539X
1043:), p. 866
565:Geography
512:whom the
170:Geography
18:Kerkennah
3021:Zaghouan
2987:Le Bardo
2982:La Marsa
2972:Carthage
2784:Bouficha
2677:Mansoura
2637:Mezzouna
2632:Meknassy
2412:Hammamet
2331:Teboulba
2256:Cherahil
2209:Monastir
2148:Médenine
2129:Tebourba
2109:Djedeida
2058:Sidi Zid
1993:Chorbane
1917:El Ksour
1861:El Golâa
1825:El Ayoun
1815:Thélepte
1780:Foussana
1719:Echrarda
1692:Kairouan
1636:Jendouba
1592:Moulares
1587:Métlaoui
1496:El Hamma
1445:Sejenane
1349:Khalidia
1339:Fouchana
1283:Slouguia
1278:Ouchtata
1079:Wikidata
836:See also
803:and the
768:and the
550:island.
525:Carthage
503:Κέρκιννα
487:Κέρκιννα
479:Cercinna
451:Augustus
111:Cercinna
103:Κέρκιννα
85:Κέρκιννα
3043:Nadhour
3028:El Fahs
2992:Le Kram
2941:Tamerza
2926:Degache
2834:M'saken
2743:Makthar
2733:Gaâfour
2728:El Krib
2706:Siliana
2672:Essaïda
2667:Bennour
2586:El Amra
2467:Tazerka
2462:Takelsa
2452:Soliman
2432:Korbous
2417:Kélibia
2397:El Mida
2316:Moknine
2266:Ghenada
2251:Bouhjar
2231:Bekalta
2099:Den Den
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1531:Zarat
1484:Gabès
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1369:Rades
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651:gulls
640:biome
595:palms
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360:Remla
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2900:Smâr
2499:Sfax
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