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The site was identified as important in 1994 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
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni	LC	breeding	1991	35-40 breeding pairs	A1, B2

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (1994) may differ.

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial		80
Shrubland		20

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
urban/industrial/transport	80
tourism/recreation	major (>10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Jerusalem (west) (Israel). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/jerusalem-(west)-iba-israel on 23/11/2024.