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The site was identified as important in 1994 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
Marbled Duck Marmaronetta angustirostris	NT	winter	1991	10 individuals	B2
White Stork Ciconia ciconia	LC	passage	1991	500-50,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia	LC	passage	1991	155-200 individuals	A4i, B1i
Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris	LC	winter	1991	10 individuals	B2
Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax	LC	resident	1991	100-250 breeding pairs	B1i
Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax	LC	winter	1991	100-300 individuals	B1i
Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides	LC	passage	1991	100-150 individuals	B1i
Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis	LC	resident	1991	500-700 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea	LC	passage	1991	200-1,000 individuals	B1i
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea	LC	winter	1991	700-1,000 individuals	B1i
Great White Egret Ardea alba	LC	winter	1991	100-300 individuals	B1i
Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus	LC	passage	1991	25,000-30,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta	LC	passage	1991	300-400 individuals	B1i
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta	LC	winter	1991	300 individuals	B1i
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa	NT	winter	1991	200-300 individuals	B1i
Black-winged Pratincole Glareola nordmanni	NT	passage	1991	20 individuals	B2
Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus	LC	passage	1991	10,000 individuals	B1i
Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus	LC	winter	1991	20,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans	LC	passage	1991	8,000-10,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans	LC	winter	1991	15,000-17,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Little Tern Sternula albifrons	LC	breeding	1991	240-250 breeding pairs	B1i
Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida	LC	passage	1991	1,000-2,500 individuals	A4i, B1i
White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus	LC	passage	1991	1,000-3,500 individuals	B1i
A4iv Species group - soaring birds/cranes	n/a	passage	1991	25,500-80,000 individuals	A4iv, B1iv

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (1994) may differ.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 1994. The most recent assessment (2013) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Residential and commercial development	likely in short term (within 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	high
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Little/none of site covered (<10%)	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	Hotem Ha-Karmel (harhava)	Nature Reserve	1
-	Tanimin River	Specially Protected Area of Marine Importance (Barcelona Convention)	<1
-	Ma'agan Michael	Specially Protected Area of Marine Importance (Barcelona Convention)	<1
-	Dor-Habonim	Specially Protected Area of Marine Importance (Barcelona Convention)	5
1964	Iyye Hof Dor U-Ma'agan Mikha'el	Nature Reserve	<1
1969	Hof Dor HaBonim	Nature Reserve	2
1969	Berekhat Timsah	Nature Reserve	<1
1972	Atlit	Nature Reserve	1
1972	Hof Atlit	Nature Reserve	2
1980	Yam Dor Ha Bonim	Marine Nature Reserve	1
1992	Nahal Hatanninim	Nature Reserve	<1
1996	Hurvat Qarta	Nature Reserve	<1
2003	Horbat Darkemon	Nature Reserve	<1

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial		major (>10)
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		major (>10)
Artificial/Aquatic & Marine		minor (<10)
Marine Neritic		minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	20
agriculture	major (>10)
urban/industrial/transport	minor (<10)
fisheries/aquaculture	minor (<10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Carmel coast (Israel). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/carmel-coast-iba-israel on 23/11/2024.