BirdLife Data Zone

SA011

Al-Wajh Bank

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
Crab-plover Dromas ardeola	LC	resident	1993	present	B3
Sooty Gull Larus hemprichii	LC	resident	1993	15 breeding pairs	B3
White-eyed Gull Larus leucophthalmus	LC	breeding	1982	present	A1, B2
Sooty Falcon Falco concolor	VU	breeding	1993	40 breeding pairs	B2

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	negligible
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
No known threats	no known threats	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected-area designation	Management planning	Other conservation action	Result
Little/none of site covered (<10%)	No management planning has taken place	Not assessed	negligible

For more information about IBA conservation status, please click here

Habitats

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Marine Neritic		-
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		-
Desert		-
Forest		-

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

Land use

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
fisheries/aquaculture	-
other	-

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Al-Wajh Bank. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/al-wajh-bank-iba-saudi-arabia on 30/09/2023.