Data Zone
The site was identified as important in 1994 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.
Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species'):| Species | Current IUCN Red List Category | Season | Year(s) | Population estimate at site | IBA criteria met |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common Crane Grus grus | LC | winter | 1991 | 600-1,500 individuals | A4i, B1i |
| Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia | LC | passage | 1991 | 150-300 individuals | A4i, B1i |
| Black-crowned Night-heron Nycticorax nycticorax | LC | passage | 1991 | 300-400 individuals | B1i |
| Black-crowned Night-heron Nycticorax nycticorax | LC | resident | 1991 | 100-120 breeding pairs | B1i |
| Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis | LC | resident | 1991 | 100-350 breeding pairs | A4i, B1i |
| Grey Heron Ardea cinerea | LC | winter | 1991 | 300-1,000 individuals | B1i |
| Great White Egret Ardea alba | LC | winter | 1991 | 150-1,000 individuals | A4i, B1i |
| Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus | LC | passage | 1991 | 15,000-20,000 individuals | A4i, B1i |
| Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo | LC | winter | 1991 | 1,000-1,500 individuals | A4i, B1i |
| A4iv Species group - soaring birds/cranes | n/a | passage | 1991 | 15,000-20,000 individuals | A4iv, B1iv |
The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (1994).
| Protected area (PA) | PA designation | PA area (ha) | Relationship of PA with IBA | Overlap of PA with IBA (ha) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bizzat Zeta | Nature Reserve | 5 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
| Habitat (IUCN level 1) | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
|---|---|---|
| Artificial/Terrestrial | - | |
| Artificial/Aquatic & Marine | - | |
| Grassland | - |
| Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
|---|---|
| agriculture | - |
| fisheries/aquaculture | - |
| water management | - |
| nature conservation and research | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Hefer valley. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/hefer-valley-iba-israel on 25/09/2023.
