Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2017
Populations of IBA trigger speciesSpecies | Current IUCN Red List Category | Season | Year(s) of estimate | Population estimate | IBA Criteria Triggered |
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Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus | LC | non-breeding | 2014-2017 | 1,500-6,000 individuals | A4, B3a |
Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus | LC | non-breeding | 2014-2017 | 700-4,000 individuals | A4, B3a |
Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus | LC | winter | 2014-2017 | 2,000-10,000 individuals | B3a |
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga | VU | winter | 2014-2017 | 20-30 individuals | A1 |
A4iii Species group - waterbirds | n/a | winter | 2014-2017 | 8,150-27,800 individuals | B3b |
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.
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Most recent IBA monitoring assessment | |||
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Year of assessment | Threat score (pressure) | Condition score (state) | Action score (response) |
2017 | high | very unfavourable | high |
Was the whole site covered? | Yes | State assessed by | Population |
Accuracy of information | medium |
Threats to the site (pressure) | |||||
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Threat Level 1 | Threat Level 2 | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
Human intrusions and disturbance | work and other activities | likely in long term (beyond 4 years) | some of area/population (10-49%) | moderate to rapid deterioration | medium |
Natural system modifications | other ecosystem modifications | happening now | majority/most of area/population (50-90%) | slow but significant deterioration | high |
Pollution | domestic & urban waste water - sewage | likely in long term (beyond 4 years) | some of area/population (10-49%) | moderate to rapid deterioration | medium |
Residential and commercial development | commercial and industrial development | likely in long term (beyond 4 years) | some of area/population (10-49%) | moderate to rapid deterioration | medium |
Condition of habitat (state) | ||||||
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Habitat | Habitat Detail | Reference Area (ha) | Actual Area (ha) | % of habitat remaining | % of carrying capacity (overall) | Result |
Marine Intertidal | 0 | 0 | good (> 90%) | poor (40-69%) | unfavourable |
Condition of key/trigger populations (state) | ||||||
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Scientific | Common | TargetPop | ActualPop | Units | Remaining | Result |
Phoenicopterus roseus | Greater Flamingo | 3750 | 3750 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
Pluvialis squatarola | Grey Plover | 440 | 400 | individuals | 91 | favourable |
Charadrius alexandrinus | Kentish Plover | 1300 | 2350 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
Charadrius mongolus | Lesser Sandplover | 1900 | 700 | individuals | 37 | very unfavourable |
Numenius arquata | Eurasian Curlew | 250 | 50 | individuals | 20 | very unfavourable |
Limosa lapponica | Bar-tailed Godwit | 1000 | 350 | individuals | 35 | very unfavourable |
Calidris falcinellus | Broad-billed Sandpiper | 530 | 200 | individuals | 38 | very unfavourable |
Calidris alpina | Dunlin | 2000 | 3000 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
Tringa totanus | Common Redshank | 460 | 100 | individuals | 22 | very unfavourable |
Larus ridibundus | Black-headed Gull | 2500 | 6000 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
Clanga clanga | Greater Spotted Eagle | 8 | 25 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
Species group - waterbirds | A4iii | 19000 | 18000 | individuals | 95 | favourable |
Conservation actions taken at site (response) | |||
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Conservation Designation | Management Planning | Conservation Action | Result |
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation | A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive | The conservation measures needed for the site are being comprehensively and effectively implemented | high |
Protected Area | Designation | Area (ha) | Relationship with IBA | Overlap with IBA (ha) |
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Ras Al Khor | Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance | 1,013 | is identical to site | 620 |
Ras Al Khawr Wildlife Sanctuary | Wildlife Sanctuary | 620 | is identical to site | 620 |
IUCN Habitat | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
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Marine Neritic | - | |
Marine Intertidal | - | |
Forest | Subtropical & tropical mangrove | - |
Marine Coastal/Supratidal | - |
Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
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nature conservation and research | - |
urban/industrial/transport | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Ras Al Khor Wildlife Sanctuary (Khor Dubai). Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 20/05/2022.