Data Zone
The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List | Season (year/s of estimate) | Size | IBA criteria |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca | NT | winter (-) | present | A1 |
| Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula | LC | winter (-) | 19,281 birds | A4i |
| Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata | LC | winter (-) | 9,437 birds | A4i |
| Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis | LC | winter (-) | 5,811 birds | A4i |
| Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus | LC | winter (-) | 1,157 birds | A4i |
| A4iii Species group - waterbirds | n/a | winter (-) | 20,000-49,999 birds | A4iii |
Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 1999. The most recent assessment (1999) is shown below.
| IBA conservation assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
| 1999 | not assessed | high | very low |
| Whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
| no | unset | - | |
| 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 |
| Biological resource use | happening now | some of population/area (10–49%) | moderate decline (10–30% over 3 generations) | high |
| Human intrusions and disturbance | happening now | some of population/area (10–49%) | no or slight decline (<1% over 3 generations) | low |
| Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Designation | Planning | Action | Result |
| Some of area covered (10–49%) | No management planning has taken place | Very little or no conservation action taking place | very low |
| Year | Protected Area | Designation (management category) | % coverage of IBA |
|---|---|---|---|
| - | Lake Nasser (Nubia) | Protected Area (-) | 97 |
| 1993 | Wadi Allaqi | UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve (UA) | - |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| agriculture | - |
| fisheries/aquaculture | - |
| hunting | - |
| nature conservation and research | - |
| water management | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lake Nasser (Egypt). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lake-nasser-iba-egypt on 22/12/2024.