BirdLife Data Zone

SA008

Abu Ali

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
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo	LC	winter	1991	2,603-8,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Crab-plover Dromas ardeola	LC	passage	1993	135 individuals	B3
Saunders's Tern Sternula saundersi	LC	breeding	1993	8-12 breeding pairs	B3
Saunders's Tern Sternula saundersi	LC	passage	1993	14,000 individuals	A4i, B1i, B3
White-cheeked Tern Sterna repressa	LC	breeding	1993	120-250 breeding pairs	B3
White-cheeked Tern Sterna repressa	LC	passage	1993	8,000 individuals	A4i, B1i, B3
Lesser Crested Tern Thalasseus bengalensis	LC	passage	1993	4,800 individuals	A4i, B1i
Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis	LC	passage	1993	2,000-3,000 individuals	A4i, B1i

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	medium	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
Residential and commercial development	commercial and industrial development	likely in short term (within 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	medium

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10%)	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Not assessed	low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

Habitats

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

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

Land use

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
urban/industrial/transport	-
tourism/recreation	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-
military	-

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Abu Ali. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/abu-ali-iba-saudi-arabia on 08/12/2023.