PS009
Wadi Gaza


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
Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus LC winter (1999) 2,500 birds A4i, B1i
Little Tern Sternula albifrons LC passage (1998) 2,000 birds A4i, B1i

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
2000 Wadi Gaza Nature Reserve (-) 100

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial major (>10) Arable land; Plantations; Urban areas
Marine Coastal/Supratidal major (>10)
Shrubland minor (<10)

Land use

Land use % of IBA
agriculture major (>10)
rangeland/pastureland major (>10)
urban/industrial/transport major (>10)


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