EG029
El Qasr desert


IBA Justification

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
Thick-billed Lark Ramphocoris clotbey LC resident 1998 present A3
Dupont's Lark Chersophilus duponti VU resident 1998 present A3
Temminck's Lark Eremophila bilopha LC resident 1998 present A3
Buff-rumped Wheatear Oenanthe moesta LC resident 1998 present A3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (1999) may differ.


Land use

Land use % of IBA
agriculture -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: El Qasr desert (Egypt). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/el-qasr-desert-iba-egypt on 23/11/2024.