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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
Eurasian Eagle-owl Bubo bubo	LC	resident (1998)	present	B2
Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus	LC	resident (1998)	present	B2
Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata	LC	resident (1998)	present	B2
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni	LC	breeding (1998)	present	A1, B2
A4iv Species group - soaring birds/cranes	n/a	passage (1998)	min 3,500 birds	B1iv

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Wadi El-Qilt	Nature Reserve (-)	100

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Desert	major (>10)
Grassland	major (>10)
Shrubland	major (>10)
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	minor (<10)
Wetlands (inland)	minor (<10)

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	100
rangeland/pastureland	major (>10)
tourism/recreation	major (>10)
agriculture	minor (<10)
hunting	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Wadi Al-Qelt (Palestine). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/wadi-al-qelt-iba-palestine on 24/12/2024.