Key Biodiversity Areas

Western Negev (8182)
Israel, Middle East

Biodiversity elements triggering KBA criteria


Taxonomic groupScientific nameCommon nameIUCN Red List categoryYearKBA criteria
AvesChlamydotis undulataHoubara BustardT1994A1dlink-icon
AvesCiconia ciconiaWhite StorkNT1994D1alink-icon
AvesVanellus gregariusSociable LapwingT1994A1clink-icon
AvesCiconia nigraBlack StorkLR/lc1994D1alink-icon

Other species not triggering KBA criteria


Taxonomic groupScientific nameCommon nameIUCN Red List CategoryYear
AvesGrus grusCommon CraneLR/lc1994link-icon
AvesVanellus vanellusNorthern LapwingLR/lc1994link-icon
AvesGlareola pratincolaCollared PratincoleLR/lc1994link-icon
AvesEudromias morinellusEurasian DotterelLR/lc1994link-icon
AvesFalco biarmicusLanner FalconLR/lc1994link-icon
AvesAquila heliacaEastern Imperial EagleT1994link-icon
AvesAquila clangaGreater Spotted EagleLR/lc1994link-icon

Recommended citation


Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership (2025) Key Biodiversity Areas factsheet: Western Negev. Extracted from the World Database of Key Biodiversity Areas. Developed by the Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership: BirdLife International, IUCN, American Bird Conservancy, Amphibian Survival Alliance, Conservation International, Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund, Global Environment Facility, Re:wild, NatureServe, Rainforest Trust, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, World Wildlife Fund and Wildlife Conservation Society. Downloaded from https://keybiodiversityareas.org/ on Dec 16, 2025.