EG024
The Abraq area


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
Sand Partridge Ammoperdix heyi LC resident (1998) present A3
Crowned Sandgrouse Pterocles coronatus LC resident (1998) present A3
Lichtenstein's Sandgrouse Pterocles lichtensteinii LC resident (1998) present A3
Desert Tawny Owl Strix hadorami LC resident (1998) present A3
Pharaoh Eagle-owl Bubo ascalaphus LC resident (1998) present A3
Sooty Falcon Falco concolor VU breeding (1998) present A3
Greater Hoopoe-lark Alaemon alaudipes LC resident (1998) present A3
Bar-tailed Lark Ammomanes cinctura LC resident (1998) present A3
Desert Lark Ammomanes deserti LC resident (1998) present A3
Pale Rock Martin Ptyonoprogne obsoleta LC resident (1998) present A3
White-crowned Wheatear Oenanthe leucopyga LC resident (1998) present A3
Mourning Wheatear Oenanthe lugens LC resident (1998) present A3
Trumpeter Finch Bucanetes githagineus LC resident (1998) present A3

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1995 Elba Multiple Use Management Area (VI) 100
1996 Wadi Al Alaqi Multiple Use Management Area (VI) 3

Land use

Land use % of IBA
agriculture -
nature conservation and research -
other -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: The Abraq area (Egypt). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/the-abraq-area-iba-egypt on 24/12/2024.