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Wadi El Natrun


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
Kittlitz's Plover Charadrius pecuarius LC resident (-) 50–100 pairs A4i
Kittlitz's Plover Charadrius pecuarius LC winter (-) 45 birds A4i
Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus LC winter (-) 1,120 birds A4i
Spur-winged Lapwing Vanellus spinosus LC breeding (-) 150 pairs A4i

Land use

Land use % of IBA
agriculture -
fisheries/aquaculture -
tourism/recreation -
urban/industrial/transport -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Wadi El Natrun (Egypt). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/wadi-el-natrun-iba-egypt on 23/12/2024.