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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca | NT | winter (-) | common | A1 |
| Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata | LC | winter (-) | 15,427 birds | A4i |
| Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope | LC | winter (-) | 24,997 birds | A4i |
| Purple Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio | LC | breeding (-) | 500 pairs | A4i |
| Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta | LC | winter (-) | 2,949 birds | A4i |
| Common Redshank Tringa totanus | LC | winter (-) | 3,378 birds | A4i |
| Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola | LC | breeding (-) | 2,000 pairs | A4i |
| Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus | LC | winter (-) | 3,906 birds | A4i |
| Little Tern Sternula albifrons | LC | breeding (-) | 600–800 pairs | A4i |
| Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida | LC | winter (-) | 3,530 birds | A4i |
| A4iii Species group - waterbirds | n/a | winter (-) | 50,000-99,999 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 |
| Pollution | happening now | most of population/area (50–90%) | moderate decline (10–30% over 3 generations) | high |
| 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 |
| Transportation and service corridors | happening now | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | El Bourollus | Multiple Use Management Area (VI) | 83 |
| 1998 | Lake Burullus | Protected Area (V) | 42 |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| agriculture | - |
| fisheries/aquaculture | - |
| hunting | - |
| nature conservation and research | - |
| urban/industrial/transport | - |
| water management | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lake Burullus (Egypt). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lake-burullus-iba-egypt on 23/12/2024.