Data Zone
Country/territory: Saudi Arabia
IBA Criteria met: A1, B2 (1994)
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Area: 200 ha
| Most recent IBA monitoring assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | Threat score (pressure) | Condition score (state) | Action score (response) |
| 2013 | high | not assessed | negligible |
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Site description
An area of mangrove on the southern Red Sea shore, c.20 km north-west of the town of Shuqaiq (west of ad-Darb). A shallow bay with large intertidal mudflats, stands of mangrove Avicennia and offshore seagrass beds. There is a local fishery.
Key biodiversity
See box for key species. Other breeding species include Butorides striatus and Pandion haliaetus, and possibly Pelecanus rufescens (also winters: max. 35), Platalea leucorodia, Acrocephalus stentoreus and A. baeticatus.
Non-bird biodiversity: Mammals: Dugong dugon (V).
Acknowledgements
Data-sheet compiled by A. Stagg and P. Symens.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2021) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Shuqaiq mangrove. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 01/12/2021.
