Data Zone
The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2012 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus | LC | winter (1993–1994) | 13,000 birds | A4i |
| Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo | LC | winter (-) | 5,000–30,000 birds | A4i |
| Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus | LC | breeding (-) | 1,900 pairs | A4i |
| Little Tern Sternula albifrons | LC | breeding (-) | 1,200 pairs | A4i |
| Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus | NT | passage (-) | present | A1 |
| A4iii Species group - waterbirds | n/a | winter (1989–1994) | 26,968–30,000 birds | A4iii |
Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2012. The most recent assessment (1999) is shown below.
| IBA conservation assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
| 1999 | not assessed | high | not assessed |
| Whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
| yes | unset | good | |
| Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threat | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
| Human intrusions and disturbance | happening now | most of population/area (50–90%) | moderate decline (10–30% over 3 generations) | high |
| Biological resource use | happening now | most of population/area (50–90%) | moderate decline (10–30% over 3 generations) | high |
| Agricultural expansion and intensification | likely in long term (>4 years) | most of population/area (50–90%) | moderate decline (10–30% over 3 generations) | medium |
| Pollution | likely in long term (>4 years) | some of population/area (10–49%) | slow decline (1–10% over 3 generations) | medium |
| Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Designation | Planning | Action | Result |
| Not assessed | Not assessed | Not assessed | not assessed |
| Year | Protected Area | Designation (management category) | % coverage of IBA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Bardawil Lake | Natural Area (IV) | 100 |
| Habitat | % of IBA | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Marine Neritic | 57 | |
| Marine Coastal/Supratidal | major (>10) | |
| Marine Intertidal | minor (<10) | |
| Shrubland | minor (<10) | Bushland & thicket - Mediterranean |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| agriculture | - |
| hunting | - |
| nature conservation and research | - |
| tourism/recreation | - |
| urban/industrial/transport | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lake Bardawil (Egypt). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lake-bardawil-iba-egypt on 23/12/2024.