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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List	Season (year/s of estimate)	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 birds	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 birds	A4iv

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 24/12/2024.