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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sand Partridge Ammoperdix heyi | LC | resident | 1991 | 50 breeding pairs | B3 |
| Common Crane Grus grus | LC | passage | 1991 | 250-400 individuals | A4i, B1i |
| Asian Houbara Chlamydotis macqueenii | VU | resident | 1991 | 3 breeding pairs | B2 |
| Black Stork Ciconia nigra | LC | passage | 1991 | 200 individuals | B1i |
| White Stork Ciconia ciconia | LC | passage | 1991 | 8,200-33,400 individuals | A4i, B1i, B2 |
| Pallid Scops-owl Otus brucei | LC | winter | 1991 | 1-5 individuals | B3 |
| Desert Tawny Owl Strix hadorami | LC | resident | 1991 | 2-5 breeding pairs | B3 |
| Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus | EN | breeding | 1991 | 24 breeding pairs | B2 |
| Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus | LC | resident | 1991 | 3 breeding pairs | B2 |
| Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus | LC | winter | 1991 | 60-100 individuals | B2 |
| Sooty Falcon Falco concolor | VU | breeding | 1991 | 20 breeding pairs | B2 |
| Lanner Falcon Falco biarmicus | LC | resident | 1991 | 3-7 breeding pairs | B2 |
| Arabian Babbler Argya squamiceps | LC | resident | 1991 | 7 breeding pairs | B3 |
| Hooded Wheatear Oenanthe monacha | LC | winter | 1991 | 4 individuals | B3 |
| Sinai Rosefinch Carpodacus synoicus | LC | resident | 1991 | 10 breeding pairs | B2 |
| A4iv Species group - soaring birds/cranes | n/a | passage | 1991 | 36,000 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mazuq HaZinnim | Nature Reserve | 61,956 | protected area overlaps with site | 12,970 |
| Helmoniyyot Rekhes Boqer | Nature Reserve | 50 | protected area contained by site | 50 |
| Har Ha Negev | Nature Reserve | 102,349 | unknown | 0 |
| Gan Hapsalim | National Park | 2,527 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
| En Avdat | National Park | 490 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
| Avdat | National Park | 201 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
| Habitat (IUCN level 1) | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
|---|---|---|
| Desert | - | |
| Wetlands (inland) | Freshwater springs & oases | - |
| Artificial/Terrestrial | Arable land, Plantations | - |
| Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) | - |
| Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
|---|---|
| military | - |
| rangeland/pastureland | - |
| agriculture | - |
| nature conservation and research | - |
| tourism/recreation | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Cliffs of Zin and the Negev highlands. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/cliffs-of-zin-and-the-negev-highlands-iba-israel on 28/09/2023.
