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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') at the site:

Species	Red List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Sand Partridge Ammoperdix heyi	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Spotted Sandgrouse Pterocles senegallus	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
White-eyed Gull Larus leucophthalmus	LC	non-breeding	1998	min 100 individuals	A1
Pharaoh Eagle-owl Bubo ascalaphus	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga	VU	passage	1998	uncommon	A1
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca	VU	passage	1998	present	A1
Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus	NT	passage	1998	uncommon	A1
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni	LC	passage	1998	uncommon	A1
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
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
A4iv Species group - soaring birds/cranes	n/a	passage	1980-1984	100,000 individuals	A4iv

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (1999) may differ.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
tourism/recreation	-
urban/industrial/transport	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ain Sukhna (Egypt). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ain-sukhna-iba-egypt on 23/11/2024.