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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2017

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population estimate	IBA Criteria Triggered
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.

For more information about the IBA assessment process and criteria please click here

Threats to the site (pressure)
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)
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)
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)
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

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Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
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)
Marine Neritic		-
Marine Intertidal		-
Forest	Subtropical & tropical mangrove	-
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

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

For further information about the land use classification please click here.

Dubai Municipality.

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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.