Current view: Data table and detailed info
Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 1994
Populations of IBA trigger species
Species
Current IUCN Red List Category
Season
Year(s) of estimate
Population estimate
IBA Criteria Triggered
Common Crane Grus grus
LC
winter
1991
2,800 individuals
B1i
Asian Houbara Chlamydotis macqueenii
VU
breeding
1991
50 breeding pairs
A1, B2
Black Stork Ciconia nigra
LC
passage
1991
1,000-1,500 individuals
B1i
White Stork Ciconia ciconia
LC
passage
1991
35,000-50,000 individuals
B1i, B2
Eurasian Dotterel Eudromias morinellus
LC
winter
1991
250 individuals
B1i
Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
NT
winter
1991
1,000 individuals
B1i
Sociable Lapwing Vanellus gregarius
CR
winter
1991
21 individuals
A1, B2
Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola
LC
passage
1991
200 individuals
B1i
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga
VU
winter
1992
21 individuals
A1, B2
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca
VU
winter
1991
30 individuals
A1, B2
Lanner Falcon Falco biarmicus
LC
breeding
1991
1 breeding pairs
B2
A4iv Species group - soaring birds/cranes
n/a
passage
1991
60,000-75,500 individuals
A4iv, B1iv
Note: This table presents the IBA criteria triggered and the species that triggered then at the time of
assessment, the current IUCN Red List category may vary from that which was in place at that time.
For more information about the IBA assessment process and criteria please click here
Most recent IBA monitoring assessment
Year of assessment
Threat score (pressure)
Condition score (state)
Action score (response)
2013
high
not assessed
negligible
Was the whole site covered?
Yes
State assessed by
unset
Accuracy of information
unknown
For more information about IBA monitoring please click
here
Protection status:
Protected Area
Designation
Area (ha)
Relationship with IBA
Overlap with IBA (ha)
Shivta
National Park
47
protected area contained by site
0
Nizzana
National Park
225
protected area contained by site
0
Nahal Ha-Besor Ve Nahal Beer sheva
Nature Reserve
373
protected area contained by site
0
Mazuq HaZinnim
Nature Reserve
61,956
protected area is adjacent to site
0
Makhtesh Be'eri
Nature Reserve
139
protected area overlaps with site
0
Holot Nizzanim
Nature Reserve
770
protected area contained by site
770
Holot Mash'abbim
Nature Reserve
1,281
protected area contained by site
1,300
Holot Agur
Nature Reserve
17,613
protected area contained by site
0
Ha Besor
Nature Reserve
998
protected area contained by site
998
Eshkol
National Park
50
protected area contained by site
0
IUCN Habitat
Habitat detail
Extent (% of site)
Artificial/Terrestrial
-
Desert
-
Grassland
-
For further information about the habitat classification please click
here .
Land-use
Extent (% of site)
agriculture
-
hunting
-
urban/industrial/transport
-
nature conservation and research
-
rangeland/pastureland
-
military
-
For further information about the land use classification please click
here .
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2021) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Western Negev. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 19/01/2021.