The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 1994 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting IBA criteria.
Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key species') at the site:
| Species |
Red List |
Season (year/s of estimate) |
Size |
IBA criteria |
| Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus |
LC |
winter (1989–1992) |
222–341 individuals |
B1i |
| Charadrius mongolus |
NR |
winter (1989–1992) |
277–322 individuals |
B1i |
| Sanderling Calidris alba |
LC |
winter (1989–1992) |
356–2,500 individuals |
A4i, B1i |
| Slender-billed Gull Larus genei |
LC |
winter (1989–1992) |
822–1,722 individuals |
A4i, B1i |
| Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus |
LC |
winter (1989–1992) |
23,704–35,526 individuals |
A4i, B1i |
| Pallas's Gull Larus ichthyaetus |
LC |
winter (1989–1992) |
1,216–3,801 individuals |
A4i, B1i |
| Mew Gull Larus canus |
LC |
winter (1990) |
1,650 individuals |
B1i |
| Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus |
LC |
winter (1989–1992) |
568–1,754 individuals |
A4i, B1i |
| Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans |
LC |
winter (1989–1992) |
1,137–3,507 individuals |
B1i |
| Greater Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii |
LC |
non-breeding (1989–1992) |
265–490 individuals |
B1i |
| Year |
Protected Area |
Designation (management category) |
% coverage of IBA |
| - |
Khawr Kashnir |
Natural Resource Reserve (-) |
-
|
| Habitat |
% of IBA |
Habitat detail |
| Marine Coastal/Supratidal |
major (>10) |
|
| Marine Neritic |
major (>10) |
|
| Land use |
% of IBA |
| nature conservation and research |
1 |
| fisheries/aquaculture |
- |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Al Batinah coast (Oman). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/al-batinah-coast-iba-oman on 16/01/2025.
