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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
Marbled Duck Marmaronetta angustirostris	NT	winter (1991)	5–8 birds	B2
Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus	LC	winter (1991)	1,150 birds	A4i, B1i
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea	LC	winter (1991)	307 birds	B1i
Great White Egret Ardea alba	LC	winter (1991)	153 birds	B1i
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo	LC	winter (1991)	4,100 birds	A4i, B1i
Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus	LC	winter (1991)	4,758 birds	B1i
Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus	LC	non-breeding (1991)	present	B2

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Betiha	Nature Reserve (IV)	3
1967	Ha-Arbel	Nature Reserve (IV)	1
1972	Nahal Ammud	Nature Reserve (IV)	1

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	major (>10)
Wetlands (inland)	major (>10)
Grassland	minor (<10)
Shrubland	minor (<10)

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	2
tourism/recreation	major (>10)
agriculture	major (>10)
fisheries/aquaculture	major (>10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lake Kinneret and Kinerot (Israel). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lake-kinneret-and-kinerot-iba-israel on 23/12/2024.