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Wadi Al-Qof - Beit Kahel


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 Stork Ciconia ciconia LC passage (1999) 2,500 birds B2

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
- Wadi el Quff محمية طبيعية (V) 50

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial major (>10) Arable land; Plantations
Forest major (>10)
Shrubland major (>10)

Land use

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


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Wadi Al-Qof - Beit Kahel (Palestine). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/wadi-al-qof--beit-kahel-iba-palestine on 25/12/2024.