Hima Anjar - Kfar Zabad


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2008 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
Syrian Serin Serinus syriacus VU breeding 2005 15 breeding pairs A1

The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2008).


IBA Conservation

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment (most recent) State (condition) Pressure (threat) Response (action)
2010 not assessed not assessed not assessed
Was the whole site assessed? State assessed by Accuracy of information
no unset -

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected-area designation Management planning Other conservation action Result
Not assessed Not assessed Not assessed not assessed
For more information about IBA conservation status, please click here

IBA Protection

Protected area (PA) PA designation PA area (ha) Relationship of PA with IBA Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Kfar Zabed Reserve 0 unknown 0

Local Conservation Groups

The Local Conservation Groups listed below are working to support conservation at this IBA.

Name Year formed
Hima Kfar Zabad Birds 2005
For more information on BirdLife's work with Local Conservation Groups, please click here.

Habitats

Habitat (IUCN level 1) Habitat detail Extent (% of site)
Wetlands (inland) -
Artificial/Terrestrial -
Forest -
For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.

Land use

Land-use Extent (% of site)
agriculture -
hunting -
rangeland/pastureland -
tourism/recreation -
urban/industrial/transport -
fisheries/aquaculture -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Hima Anjar - Kfar Zabad. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/hima-anjar--kfar-zabad-iba-lebanon on 22/09/2023.