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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 1994 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-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala	EN	winter (1991)	80–150 birds	A1, B1i, B2
Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata	LC	winter (1991)	5,500 birds	B1i
Black Stork Ciconia nigra	LC	passage (1991)	350–500 birds	B1i
Black Stork Ciconia nigra	LC	winter (1991)	125–150 birds	B1i
White Stork Ciconia ciconia	LC	passage (1991)	18,500 birds	B1i
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus	LC	passage (1991)	1,500–2,000 birds	B1i
Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax	LC	breeding (1991)	275–300 pairs	B1i
Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis	LC	resident (1991)	280–325 pairs	B1i
Great White Egret Ardea alba	LC	winter (1991)	650–850 birds	B1i
Little Egret Egretta garzetta	LC	breeding (1991)	250–275 pairs	A4i, B1i
Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus	LC	passage (1991)	37,000 birds	B1i
Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus	LC	winter (1991)	92 birds	A1, B2
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta	LC	passage (1991)	200–300 birds	B1i
Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus	NT	winter (1991)	1,434 birds	B1i
Sociable Lapwing Vanellus gregarius	CR	winter (1991)	21 birds	A1, B2
Black-winged Pratincole Glareola nordmanni	NT	passage (1991)	50–350 birds	A1, B2
Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans	LC	winter (1991)	3,500–5,000 birds	B1i
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga	VU	winter (1992)	22 birds	A1, B2
A4iv Species group - soaring birds/cranes	n/a	passage (1991)	55,500 birds	A4iv, B1iv

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 1994. The most recent assessment (1994) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Residential and commercial development	likely in short term (<4 years)	most of popul­ation/area (50–90%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations)	high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Zevulun Valley	Nature Reserve (-)	<1
1968	En Nimefit	Nature Reserve (IV)	<1
1994	En Afeq	Nature Reserve (IV)	1

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	major (>10)
Artificial/Aquatic & Marine	minor (<10)
Wetlands (inland)	minor (<10)

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	1
urban/industrial/transport	major (>10)
agriculture	major (>10)
fisheries/aquaculture	minor (<10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Zevulun valley (Israel). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/zevulun-valley-iba-israel on 24/12/2024.