Data Zone
The site was identified as important 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 List1 | Season | Year(s) | Size | IBA criteria |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca | NT | winter | - | common | A1 |
| Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata | LC | winter | - | 15,427 individuals | A4i |
| Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope | LC | winter | - | 24,997 individuals | A4i |
| Purple Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio | LC | breeding | - | 500 breeding pairs | A4i |
| Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta | LC | winter | - | 2,949 individuals | A4i |
| Common Redshank Tringa totanus | LC | winter | - | 3,378 individuals | A4i |
| Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola | LC | breeding | - | 2,000 breeding pairs | A4i |
| Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus | LC | winter | - | 3,906 individuals | A4i |
| Little Tern Sternula albifrons | LC | breeding | - | 600-800 breeding pairs | A4i |
| Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida | LC | winter | - | 3,530 individuals | A4i |
| A4iii Species group - waterbirds | n/a | winter | - | 50,000-99,999 individuals | A4iii |
1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2012) may differ.
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 | majority/most of area/population (50-90%) | moderate to rapid deterioration | high |
| Human intrusions and disturbance | happening now | majority/most of area/population (50-90%) | moderate to rapid deterioration | high |
| Biological resource use | happening now | majority/most of area/population (50-90%) | moderate to rapid deterioration | high |
| Transportation and service corridors | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | slow but significant deterioration | medium |
| Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected areas | Management plan | Other action | Result |
| Not assessed | Not assessed | Not assessed | not assessed |
| Year | Protected Area | Designation | % overlap with IBA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Lake Burullus | Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance | 42 |
| 1998 | El Bourollus | Multiple Use Management Area | 83 |
| 1998 | Lake Burullus | Protected Area | 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 22/11/2024.