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

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1974	Nahal Tavor	Nature Reserve (IV)	1
1976	Giv'at Ha-More	Nature Reserve (IV)	<1
1979	Balfouriyya	Nature Reserve (IV)	<1

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

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 22/12/2024.