EG029
El Qasr desert


IBA Justification

Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 1999

Populations of IBA trigger species
Species Current IUCN Red List Category Season Year(s) of estimate Population at site IBA criteria triggered
Thick-billed Lark Ramphocoris clotbey LC resident 1998 present A3
Dupont's Lark Chersophilus duponti VU resident 1998 present A3
Temminck's Lark Eremophila bilopha LC resident 1998 present A3
Buff-rumped Wheatear Oenanthe moesta LC resident 1998 present A3

Note: The current IUCN Red List category may differ from the category that was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment.

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Land use

Land-use Extent (% of site)
agriculture -
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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: El Qasr desert. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/6215 on 30/05/2023.