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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 1994

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population estimate	IBA Criteria Triggered
Socotra Cormorant Phalacrocorax nigrogularis	VU	breeding	1972-1977	50-100 breeding pairs	A1, B2
Bridled Tern Onychoprion anaethetus	LC	breeding	1972-1977	3,000-5,000 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i
White-cheeked Tern Sterna repressa	LC	breeding	1972-1977	25,000-300,000 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i, B3
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	breeding	1972-1977	28,000-305,000 breeding pairs	A4iii

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

Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Shidvar	Wildlife Refuge	310	protected area overlaps with site	98
Sheedvar Island	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	870	protected area overlaps with site	98

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Sea		-
Coastline		-
Desert		-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
nature conservation and research	-
other	-

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Sheedvar island. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 26/06/2022.