BirdLife Data Zone

SY024

Golan Heights

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

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
Marbled Teal Marmaronetta angustirostris	NT	resident	1991	2-5 breeding pairs	B2
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	winter	1991	2,000-3,000 individuals	A4i
White Stork Ciconia ciconia	LC	passage	1991	20,000 individuals	A4i
Sociable Lapwing Vanellus gregarius	CR	winter	1991	5-10 individuals	A1, A4i
A4iv Species group - soaring birds/cranes	n/a	passage	1991	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).

IBA Conservation

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment (most recent)	State (condition)	Pressure (threat)	Response (action)
2014	not assessed	medium	negligible
Was the whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
yes	unset	unknown

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat level 1	Threat level 2	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	annual & perennial non-timber crops - small-holder farming	likely in short term (within 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Human intrusions and disturbance	war, civil unrest and military exercises	likely in short term (within 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected-area designation	Management planning	Other conservation action	Result
Little/none of site covered (<10%)	No management planning has taken place	Very little or no conservation action taking place	negligible

For more information about IBA conservation status, please click here

Habitats

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Artificial/Terrestrial		-
Grassland		-
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)		-
Artificial/Aquatic & Marine		-
Wetlands (inland)		-

For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.

Land use

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-
rangeland/pastureland	-
military	-
nature conservation and research	-

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Golan Heights. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/golan-heights-iba-syria on 08/12/2023.