Data Zone
Country/territory: Bahrain
IBA Criteria met: A4i, B1i, B3 (1994)
For more information about IBA criteria please click here
Area: 1,600 ha
| Most recent IBA monitoring assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | Threat score (pressure) | Condition score (state) | Action score (response) |
| 2007 | high | favourable | negligible |
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Site description
Long, sand beach on the south-west coast of the main island. An isolated area, relatively undisturbed by humans.
Key biodiversity
Important numbers of Sterna repressa breed along the mainland coast in several colonies.
Non-bird biodiversity: Mammals: introduced Gazella spp. (some indigenous) are free-living in the desert inland.
Acknowledgements
Data-sheet compiled by T. Nightingale, reviewed by Dr K. Fakhro.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: South-west Coast. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 16/05/2022.
