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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
Black Francolin Francolinus francolinus	LC	resident	1991	present	B2
White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala	EN	winter	1991	500-600 individuals	A1, A4i, B1i, B2
Marbled Duck Marmaronetta angustirostris	NT	resident	1991	4 individuals	B2
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	NT	resident	1991	9 breeding pairs	B1i, B2
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	NT	winter	1991	20 individuals	B2
Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata	LC	passage	1991	8,000-12,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata	LC	winter	1991	3,000-5,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis	LC	winter	1991	250 individuals	A4i, B1i
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	passage	1991	1,000-1,250 individuals	A4i, B1i
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	winter	1991	1,700 individuals	A4i, B1i
Black Stork Ciconia nigra	LC	passage	1991	2,000-3,500 individuals	A4i, B1i
Black Stork Ciconia nigra	LC	winter	1991	150-600 individuals	A4i, B1i
White Stork Ciconia ciconia	LC	passage	1991	120,000-150,000 individuals	A4i, B1i, B2
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia	LC	passage	1991	250-400 individuals	A4i, B1i
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus	LC	winter	1991	400 individuals	B1i
Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax	LC	resident	1991	450-550 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i
Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax	LC	winter	1991	2,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis	LC	resident	1991	400-500 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea	LC	passage	1991	800-1,000 individuals	B1i
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea	LC	winter	1991	1,000-1,200 individuals	B1i
Great White Egret Ardea alba	LC	passage	1991	250-300 individuals	B1i
Great White Egret Ardea alba	LC	winter	1991	500-600 individuals	B1i
Little Egret Egretta garzetta	LC	breeding	1991	350-500 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i
Little Egret Egretta garzetta	LC	winter	1991	2,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus	LC	passage	1991	35,000-40,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus	LC	winter	1991	1,000-1,500 individuals	A4i, B1i
Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus	LC	resident	1991	1-50 breeding pairs	A1, B2
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo	LC	winter	1991	1,600-1,750 individuals	A4i, B1i
Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus	NT	winter	1991	3,000-4,000 individuals	B1i
Sociable Lapwing Vanellus gregarius	CR	winter	1991	3-8 individuals	A1, A4i, B2
Black-winged Pratincole Glareola nordmanni	NT	passage	1991	200-300 individuals	A1, B2
European Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus	LC	passage	1991	50,000-75,000 individuals	B2
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga	VU	winter	1992	19 individuals	A1, B2
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca	VU	passage	1991	1-15 individuals	A1, B2
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca	VU	winter	1991	2-5 individuals	B2
Lesser Spotted Eagle Clanga pomarina	LC	passage	1991	35,000-70,000 individuals	B2
Levant Sparrowhawk Accipiter brevipes	LC	passage	1991	15,000-28,000 individuals	B2
White-tailed Sea-eagle Haliaeetus albicilla	LC	winter	1991	9 individuals	A1
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni	LC	passage	1991	20 individuals	A1, B2
Dead Sea Sparrow Passer moabiticus	LC	resident	1991	20-45 breeding pairs	B3
Dead Sea Sparrow Passer moabiticus	LC	winter	1991	250-300 individuals	B3
A4iv Species group - soaring birds/cranes	n/a	passage	1991	100,000-499,999 individuals	A4iv, B1iv
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter	1991	min 20,000 individuals	A4iii

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

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1965	Atiqot Bet Alfa	National Park	-
1967	kohav hayarden	National Park	<1
1967	Gan Hashelosha	National Park	<1
1968	Mayan harod	National Park	<1
1974	Nahal Tavor	Nature Reserve	1
1976	Giv'at Ha-More	Nature Reserve	<1
1979	Balfouriyya	Nature Reserve	<1
2005	Gilboa Mizrahi	Nature Reserve	2
2006	Nahal HaQibbuzim	Nature Reserve	<1

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial		70
Artificial/Aquatic & Marine		20
Shrubland		10

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	major (>10)
fisheries/aquaculture	major (>10)
forestry	minor (<10)
hunting	minor (<10)
nature conservation and research	minor (<10)
tourism/recreation	minor (<10)
urban/industrial/transport	minor (<10)
water management	minor (<10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Jezre'el, Harod and Bet She'an valleys (Israel). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/jezreel-harod-and-bet-shean-valleys-iba-israel on 22/11/2024.