Key Biodiversity Areas

Tadmur desert and mountains (8309)
Syria, Middle East

Biodiversity elements triggering KBA criteria

Taxonomic groupScientific nameCommon nameIUCN Red List categoryYearKBA criteria
AvesGeronticus eremitaNorthern Bald IbisCR2007D1alink-icon

Other species not triggering KBA criteria

Taxonomic groupScientific nameCommon nameIUCN Red List CategoryYear
AvesAegypius monachusCinereous VultureNT2007link-icon
AvesNeophron percnopterusEgyptian VultureEN2007link-icon
AvesFalco naumanniLesser KestrelVU2007link-icon
AvesChlamydotis undulataHoubara BustardVU2007link-icon
AvesFalco biarmicusLanner FalconLC2007link-icon

Recommended citation

Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership (2025) Key Biodiversity Areas factsheet: Tadmur desert and mountains. 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 15, 2025.