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 List Season (year/s of estimate) 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

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 25/12/2024.