The site was identified as important in 1999 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 | 1998 | present | A3 |
Spotted Sandgrouse Pterocles senegallus | LC | resident | 1998 | present | A3 |
Crowned Sandgrouse Pterocles coronatus | LC | resident | 1998 | present | A3 |
Desert Tawny Owl Strix hadorami | LC | resident | 1998 | unknown | A3 |
Pharaoh Eagle-owl Bubo ascalaphus | LC | resident | 1998 | present | A3 |
Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus | NT | passage | - | present | A1 |
Sooty Falcon Falco concolor | VU | breeding | 1998 | present | A3 |
Greater Hoopoe-lark Alaemon alaudipes | LC | resident | 1998 | present | A3 |
Bar-tailed Lark Ammomanes cinctura | LC | resident | 1998 | present | A3 |
Desert Lark Ammomanes deserti | LC | resident | 1998 | present | A3 |
Pale Rock Martin Ptyonoprogne obsoleta | LC | resident | 1998 | present | A3 |
Streaked Scrub-warbler Scotocerca inquieta | LC | resident | 1998 | present | A3 |
Hooded Wheatear Oenanthe monacha | LC | resident | 1998 | present | A3 |
Blackstart Oenanthe melanura | LC | resident | 1998 | present | A3 |
White-crowned Wheatear Oenanthe leucopyga | LC | resident | 1998 | present | A3 |
Mourning Wheatear Oenanthe lugens | LC | resident | 1998 | present | A3 |
Trumpeter Finch Bucanetes githagineus | LC | resident | 1998 | present | A3 |
The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (1999).
Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
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agriculture | - |
hunting | - |
urban/industrial/transport | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Gebel Maghara. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/gebel-maghara-iba-egypt on 06/12/2023.