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

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
-	Kefar Nahum	National Park	1
-	Betiha	Nature Reserve	3
1967	Ha-Arbel	Nature Reserve	1
1967	Hamat teverya	National Park	<1
1972	Nahal Ammud	Nature Reserve	1
2002	Horbat minia	National Park	<1

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial		major (>10)
Wetlands (inland)		major (>10)
Grassland		minor (<10)
Shrubland		minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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 22/11/2024.