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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2008 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
A4iv Species group - soaring birds/cranes	n/a	passage (2006–2007)	2,500-9,999 birds	B1iv

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2008. The most recent assessment (2008) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Actual vs Reference (units)	% remaining	Result
Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus	103 / 120 (birds)	86	moderate
European Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus	912 / 912 (birds)	100	good
Levant Sparrowhawk Accipiter brevipes	191 / 191 (birds)	100	good
Sardinian Warbler Curruca melanocephala	26 / 26 (birds)	100	good

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Biological resource use	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium
Pollution	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	84
Shrubland	13
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	2
Artificial/Terrestrial	1

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	major (>10)
tourism/recreation	major (>10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Bentael forest area (Lebanon). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/bentael-forest-area-iba-lebanon on 20/12/2024.