EG004
Bitter Lakes


IBA Justification

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
Slender-billed Gull Larus genei LC winter (-) 3,065 birds A4i

Land use

Land use % of IBA
agriculture -
tourism/recreation -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Bitter Lakes (Egypt). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/bitter-lakes-iba-egypt on 22/12/2024.