BirdLife Data Zone

SA014

Al-Ha'ir

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
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	NT	resident	1993	frequent	A1, B1i, B2
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	NT	winter	1990-1991	36-69 individuals	A1, B1i, B2
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea	LC	winter	1990-1991	278-366 individuals	B1i
Little Egret Egretta garzetta	LC	winter	1990-1991	319-340 individuals	B1i
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus	LC	winter	1990-1991	185-276 individuals	B1i
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga	VU	winter	1990-1991	18-24 individuals	A1, B2
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca	VU	winter	1993	uncommon	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	high	low
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
Human intrusions and disturbance	recreational activities	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected-area designation	Management planning	Other conservation action	Result
Some of site covered (10-49%)	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Not assessed	low

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)
Al-Ha’ir Wetland	محمية	12,353	protected area contained by site	500

Habitats

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Artificial/Aquatic & Marine		-
Artificial/Terrestrial		-
Desert		-

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

Land use

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
nature conservation and research	-
agriculture	-
water management	-

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Al-Ha'ir. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/al-hair-iba-saudi-arabia on 10/12/2023.