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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
White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala	EN	winter	1991	100 individuals	A1, A4i, B2
Marbled Duck Marmaronetta angustirostris	NT	winter	1991	10 individuals	B2
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	NT	winter	1991	20 individuals	B1i, B2
Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis	LC	winter	1991	500 individuals	A4i
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	passage	1991	350 individuals	A4i, B1i
Black Stork Ciconia nigra	LC	passage	1991	200 individuals	B1i
Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis	LC	resident	1991	300 breeding pairs	B1i
Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis	LC	winter	1991	2,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus	LC	passage	1991	2,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus	LC	passage	1991	300 individuals	B1i
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus	LC	resident	1991	250 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i
Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus	NT	winter	1991	1,000 individuals	B1i
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca	VU	passage	1991	30 individuals	A1, B2
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca	VU	winter	1991	5 individuals	B2
Lesser Spotted Eagle Clanga pomarina	LC	passage	1991	10,000 individuals	B2
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni	LC	breeding	1991	10-15 breeding pairs	A1, B2
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni	LC	passage	1991	30 individuals	A1, B2
A4iv Species group - soaring birds/cranes	n/a	passage	1991	12,500 individuals	A4iv, B1iv

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
-	Horesh Adullam	Nature Reserve	1
1969	Bitronot Ruhama Kurkar	Nature Reserve	<1
1969	Ma'aynot Gibbton	Nature Reserve	<1
1976	Lahav Darom	Nature Reserve	<1
1979	Sha'ar Ha-Gay	Nature Reserve	<1
1989	Bet Guvrin	National Park	<1
1994	Tel Lakhish	National Park	<1
2001	Sansan	Nature Reserve	1
2003	Me'arot Samakh	National Park	<1
2003	Nahal Me'ir Nahal Nahshon	Nature Reserve	<1
2005	Shitta Malbina Emeq Ha-Ela	Nature Reserve	<1
2007	Gevaot Gad	Nature Reserve	1
2008	Tel Zafit	National Park	<1

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial		75
Shrubland		20
Artificial/Aquatic & Marine		5
Grassland		minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	major (>10)
hunting	minor (<10)
urban/industrial/transport	minor (<10)
water management	minor (<10)

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