Data Zone
Country/territory: United Arab Emirates
IBA Criteria met: B3a (2017)
For more information about IBA criteria please click here
Area: 500 ha
| Most recent IBA monitoring assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | Threat score (pressure) | Condition score (state) | Action score (response) |
| 2017 | low | favourable | medium |
| For more information about IBA monitoring please click here | |||
Site summary
The first terrestrial protected area in UAE which is a man-made inland wetland. It has attained importance as the one of few inland sites worldwide that have recorded successful breeding of Greater Flamingo over several successive years.
Acknowledgements
Data-sheet compiled by Shahid Bashir Khan, Dr Salim Javed, Shakeel Ahmed (EAD).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Al Wathba. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 28/01/2023.
