EG018
Qulân islands


IBA Justification

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
White-eyed Gull Larus leucophthalmus LC breeding (-) min 50 pairs A1, A4i
Sooty Falcon Falco concolor VU breeding (-) 10 pairs A4ii

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1995 Elba Multiple Use Management Area (VI) 100
2003 Wadi El-Gemal - Hamata متنزه وطني (II) 100

Land use

Land use % of IBA
nature conservation and research -
tourism/recreation -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Qulân islands (Egypt). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/qulân-islands-iba-egypt on 26/12/2024.