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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2017

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population estimate	IBA Criteria Triggered
Egyptian Nightjar Caprimulgus aegyptius	LC	non-breeding	2014-2017	25 individuals	A3
Asian Houbara Chlamydotis macqueenii	VU	breeding	2014-2017	50-300 breeding pairs	A3
Cream-coloured Courser Cursorius cursor	LC	breeding	2014-2017	100 breeding pairs	A3
Pharaoh Eagle-owl Bubo ascalaphus	LC	resident	2014-2017	present	A3
Lappet-faced Vulture Torgos tracheliotos	EN	non-breeding	2014-2017	10-20 individuals	A1
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga	VU	winter	2014-2017	5-10 individuals	A1
Arabian Green Bee-eater Merops cyanophrys	LC	resident	2014-2017	present	A3
Brown-necked Raven Corvus ruficollis	LC	resident	2014-2017	present	A3
Greater Hoopoe-lark Alaemon alaudipes	LC	resident	2014-2017	present	A3
Bar-tailed Lark Ammomanes cinctura	LC	resident	2014-2017	present	A3
Desert Lark Ammomanes deserti	LC	resident	2014-2017	present	A3
Black-crowned Sparrow-lark Eremopterix nigriceps	LC	breeding	2014-2017	present	A3
Pale Rock Martin Ptyonoprogne obsoleta	LC	breeding	2014-2017	present	A3
Arabian Babbler Argya squamiceps	LC	resident	2014-2017	present	A3

Note: This table presents the IBA criteria triggered and the species that triggered then at the time of assessment, the current IUCN Red List category may vary from that which was in place at that time.

For more information about the IBA assessment process and criteria please click here

Threats to the site (pressure)
Threat Level 1	Threat Level 2	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	livestock farming and ranching (includes forest grazing) - agro-industry grazing, ranching or farmin	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	invasive non-native/alien species/diseases - named species	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	problematic native species/diseases - named species	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Natural system modifications	other ecosystem modifications	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium

Condition of habitat (state)
Habitat	Habitat Detail	Reference Area (ha)	Actual Area (ha)	% of habitat remaining	% of carrying capacity (overall)	Result
Desert		0	0	good (> 90%)	poor (40-69%)	very unfavourable

Conservation actions taken at site (response)
Conservation Designation	Management Planning	Conservation Action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	No management plan exists but the management planning process has begun	The conservation measures needed for the site are being comprehensively and effectively implemented	medium

For more information about IBA monitoring please click here

Protection status:

Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Al Marmoom Desert Conservation Reserve	Protected Area	95,000	is identical to site	95,000

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Artificial/Aquatic & Marine	Water-storage areas	-
Desert	Hot	-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
nature conservation and research	-
tourism/recreation	-
energy production and mining	-

For further information about the land use classification please click here.

Dubai Municipality.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2021) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Al Marmoom Desert. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 24/01/2021.