Data Zone
The site was identified as important 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 List1 | Season | Year(s) | Size | IBA criteria |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata | LC | winter | - | 8,200 individuals | A4i |
| Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus | LC | winter | - | 6,500 individuals | A4i |
| Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus | LC | breeding | - | 375-500 breeding pairs | A4i |
| Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo | LC | winter | - | 5,300 individuals | A4i |
| Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta | LC | winter | - | 8,910 individuals | A4i |
| Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus | LC | winter | - | 3,290 individuals | A4i |
| Slender-billed Gull Larus genei | LC | breeding | - | 5,700 breeding pairs | A4i |
| A4iii Species group - waterbirds | n/a | winter | - | 20,000-49,999 individuals | A4iii |
1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (1999) may differ.
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| fisheries/aquaculture | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: El Malaha (Egypt). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/el-malaha-iba-egypt on 23/11/2024.