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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
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca	VU	passage	1993	12 individuals	A1, B2

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	past (and unlikely to return) and no longer limiting	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant 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
2011	Wadi Al-Batin Natural Reserve	محمية الطبيعية	68
2011	Demilitarized Zone Natural Reserve	محمية الطبيعية	20

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Desert	Hot	100

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
rangeland/pastureland	major (>10)
hunting	minor (<10)
tourism/recreation	minor (<10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Al-Batin Park (Kuwait). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/al-batin-park-iba-kuwait on 23/11/2024.