Data Zone
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata | LC | winter (-) | 8,200 birds | A4i |
| Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus | LC | winter (-) | 6,500 birds | A4i |
| Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus | LC | breeding (-) | 375–500 pairs | A4i |
| Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo | LC | winter (-) | 5,300 birds | A4i |
| Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta | LC | winter (-) | 8,910 birds | A4i |
| Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus | LC | winter (-) | 3,290 birds | A4i |
| Slender-billed Gull Larus genei | LC | breeding (-) | 5,700 pairs | A4i |
| A4iii Species group - waterbirds | n/a | winter (-) | 20,000-49,999 birds | A4iii |
| 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 23/12/2024.