BirdLife Data Zone

KW003

Ad-Doha Nature Reserve

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 1994 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species'):

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s)	Population estimate at site	IBA criteria met
Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata	NT	winter	1988-1990	275-480 individuals	B1i
Crab-plover Dromas ardeola	LC	winter	1988-1990	25-290 individuals	B3

The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (1994).

IBA Conservation

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment (most recent)	State (condition)	Pressure (threat)	Response (action)
2013	not assessed	low	not assessed
Was the whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
yes	unset	unknown

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat level 1	Threat level 2	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Natural system modifications	dams & water management/use - abstraction of surface water (unknown use)	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected-area designation	Management planning	Other conservation action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

For more information about IBA conservation status, please click here

IBA Protection

Protected area (PA)	PA designation	PA area (ha)	Relationship of PA with IBA	Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Sulaibikhat Marine Natural Reserve	محمية الطبيعية	0	protected area overlaps with site	0
Sulaibikhat Gulf Beach (Al-Doha) Natural Reserve	محمية الطبيعية	80	protected area overlaps with site	450

Habitats

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Desert	Hot	-
Artificial/Aquatic & Marine	Waste-water treatment areas, Canals, drainage channels & ditches	-
Marine Intertidal		-

For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.

Land use

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
nature conservation and research	-
urban/industrial/transport	-
tourism/recreation	-

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ad-Doha Nature Reserve. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ad-doha-nature-reserve-iba-kuwait on 30/11/2023.