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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
Socotra Cormorant Phalacrocorax nigrogularis	VU	breeding	1972	abundant	A1, B2
White-cheeked Tern Sterna repressa	LC	breeding	1973	present	B3

The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (1994).

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat level 1	Threat level 2	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	invasive non-native/alien species/diseases - unspecified species	likely in short term (within 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected-area designation	Management planning	Other conservation action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

For more information about IBA conservation status, please click here

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	Extent (% of site)
not utilised	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Shara'awh island. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/sharaawh-island-iba-qatar on 21/09/2023.