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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') at the site:

Species	Red List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata	NT	winter	1988-1990	275-480 individuals	B1i
Crab-plover Dromas ardeola	LC	winter	1988-1990	25-290 individuals	B3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (1994) may differ.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 1994. The most recent assessment (2013) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Natural system modifications	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	Sulaibikhat Marine Natural Reserve	محمية الطبيعية	47
1988	Sulaibikhat Gulf Beach (Al-Doha) Natural Reserve	محمية الطبيعية	100

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Aquatic & Marine	Waste-water treatment areas, Canals, drainage channels & ditches	major (>10)
Desert	Hot	minor (<10)
Marine Intertidal		-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	100
urban/industrial/transport	minor (<10)
tourism/recreation	minor (<10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ad-Doha Nature Reserve (Kuwait). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ad-doha-nature-reserve-iba-kuwait on 24/11/2024.