Data Zone
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 Thick-knee Esacus recurvirostris | NT | resident | 1977 | 1 breeding pairs | B3 |
| Sooty Gull Larus hemprichii | LC | passage | 1977 | 510 individuals | B3 |
| Saunders's Tern Sternula saundersi | LC | breeding | 1977 | present | B3 |
The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (1994).
| Habitat (IUCN level 1) | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
|---|---|---|
| Desert | - | |
| Marine Neritic | - | |
| Marine Coastal/Supratidal | - | |
| Artificial/Terrestrial | - |
| Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
|---|---|
| agriculture | - |
| fisheries/aquaculture | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Hormoz island. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/hormoz-island-iba-iran-islamic-republic-of on 23/09/2023.
