Data Zone
Country/territory: Lebanon
IBA criteria met: A4iv (2008)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here
Area: 8,096 ha
| IBA conservation status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | Threat (pressure) | Condition (state) | Action (response) |
| 2007 | high | not assessed | negligible |
| For more information about IBA monitoring, please click here | |||
Site summary
The site consists mainly of Beirut River watershed. The IBA covers an area of 8096ha and holds 41 species of birds and many mammals in the densely forested, less disturbed rocky slopes. It is composed of fast westwards flowing river, with Pine woodland on the northern slopes and scrub and cultivated land with scattered villages on southern slopes.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Beirut River Valley. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/20703 on 02/06/2023.
