Al-Ha'ir (Saudi Arabia) - BirdLife IBA factsheet

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Al-Ha'ir

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

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
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	NT	resident	1993	frequent	A1, B1i, B2
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	NT	winter	1990-1991	36-69 individuals	A1, B1i, B2
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea	LC	winter	1990-1991	278-366 individuals	B1i
Little Egret Egretta garzetta	LC	winter	1990-1991	319-340 individuals	B1i
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus	LC	winter	1990-1991	185-276 individuals	B1i
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga	VU	winter	1990-1991	18-24 individuals	A1, B2
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca	VU	winter	1993	uncommon	B2

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

IBA Conservation

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.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2013	not assessed	high	low
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
yes	unset	unknown

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Some of site covered (10-49%)	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Not assessed	low

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1988	Al-Ha’ir Wetland	محمية	20

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Aquatic & Marine		major (>10)
Artificial/Terrestrial		major (>10)
Desert		minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	20
agriculture	major (>10)
water management	major (>10)

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Al-Ha'ir (Saudi Arabia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/al-hair-iba-saudi-arabia on 23/11/2024.