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References

  • Evans, M. I. (ed) (1994) Important Bird Areas in the Middle East. Cambridge, UK: BirdLife International.
  • Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature (2000) Important Bird Areas in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. Amman: BirdLife International and Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature.


Recommended Citation:
BirdLife International (2013) Country profile: Jordan. Available from: http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/country/jordan. Checked: 2013-05-21

Jordan at a glance

Capital

Amman

Area

89,342km2

BirdLife Partner

Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature

Species

Total number of birds 332
Globally threatened birds 10
Country endemics 0

Important Bird Areas

Number of IBAs 17
Total IBA area 612,500 ha

Endemic Bird Areas

Number of EBAs 1