Data Zone
The site was identified as important in 1999 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata | LC | winter | - | 12,021 individuals | A4i |
| Corncrake Crex crex | LC | passage | - | present | A1 |
| Purple Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio | LC | breeding | - | 500 breeding pairs | A4i |
| Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides | LC | breeding | - | 300 breeding pairs | A4i |
| Great White Egret Ardea alba | LC | winter | - | 528 individuals | A4i |
| Little Egret Egretta garzetta | LC | winter | - | 1,073 individuals | A4i |
| Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo | LC | winter | - | 22,500 individuals | A4i |
| Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta | LC | winter | - | 8,981 individuals | A4i |
| Kittlitz's Plover Charadrius pecuarius | LC | winter | - | 35 individuals | A4i |
| Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus | LC | winter | - | 4,323 individuals | A4i |
| Spur-winged Lapwing Vanellus spinosus | LC | breeding | - | 300 breeding pairs | A4i |
| Common Redshank Tringa totanus | LC | winter | - | 3,247 individuals | A4i |
| Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus | LC | winter | - | 47,316 individuals | A4i |
| Slender-billed Gull Larus genei | LC | winter | - | 2,269 individuals | A4i |
| Armenian Gull Larus armenicus | LC | winter | - | 358 individuals | A4i |
| Little Tern Sternula albifrons | LC | breeding | - | 1,500 breeding pairs | A4i |
| Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida | LC | winter | - | 39,331 individuals | A4i |
| Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus | NT | passage | - | present | A1 |
| A4iii Species group - waterbirds | n/a | winter | - | 100,000-499,999 individuals | A4iii |
1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (1999) may differ.
| Year | Protected Area | Designation | % overlap with IBA |
|---|---|---|---|
| - | Lake Manzala | Nature Reserve | - |
| 1998 | Ashtum El Gamel | Multiple Use Management Area | 16 |
| 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 Manzala (Egypt). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lake-manzala-iba-egypt on 23/11/2024.