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 |
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Persian Shearwater Puffinus persicus | LC | non-breeding | 1993 | 360 individuals | B1ii, B2 |
Socotra Cormorant Phalacrocorax nigrogularis | VU | non-breeding | 1993 | common | A1 |
Sooty Gull Larus hemprichii | LC | resident | 1993 | 200 breeding pairs | B3 |
The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (1994).
Habitat (IUCN level 1) | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
---|---|---|
Marine Neritic | - | |
Marine Coastal/Supratidal | - |
Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
---|---|
other | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Jazirat Hino. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/jazirat-hino-iba-oman on 01/10/2023.