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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
Short-toed Snake-eagle Circaetus gallicus	LC	breeding (1998)	present	B2

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Wadi el Dilb	محمية طبيعية (IV)	15
-	Ein el Maghara'	محمية طبيعية (IV)	2

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	major (>10)	Arable land; Pasture land; Plantations
Forest	major (>10)
Shrubland	major (>10)
Wetlands (inland)	minor (<10)	Freshwater springs & oases

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	major (>10)
rangeland/pastureland	major (>10)
forestry	major (>10)
tourism/recreation	major (>10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ein Qinia (Palestine). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ein-qinia-iba-palestine on 26/12/2024.