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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2001 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
Lesser Crested Tern Thalasseus bengalensis	LC	breeding (1993)	1,700 pairs	A4i

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2001. The most recent assessment (2006) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Actual vs Reference (units)	% remaining	Result
Lesser Crested Tern Thalasseus bengalensis	1,551 / 1,700 (pairs)	92	good

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
No known threats	happe­ning now	whole of popul­ation/area (>90%)	no or slight decline (<1% over 3 gener­ations)	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Little/none of area covered (<10%)	No management planning has taken place	Very little or no conservation action taking place	very low

Land use	% of IBA
not utilised	100

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Geziret Garah (Libya). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/geziret-garah-iba-libya on 26/12/2024.