EG030
Suez


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 List1 Season Year(s) Size IBA criteria
White-eyed Gull Larus leucophthalmus LC non-breeding 1983–1998 30 birds A1
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga VU passage 1981–1990 86 birds A1
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca VU passage 1981–1990 556 birds A1
Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus NT passage 1981–1990 11–20 birds A1
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni LC passage 1981–1990 26–50 birds A1
A4iv Species group - soaring birds/cranes n/a passage 1981–1990 125,000–134,000 birds A4iv

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (1999) may differ.


Land use

Land use % of IBA
agriculture -
urban/industrial/transport -
water management -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Suez (Egypt). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/suez-iba-egypt on 03/12/2024.