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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 ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca	VU	passage (1993)	14 birds	A1, B2
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni	LC	passage (1993)	28 birds	A1, B2
A4iv Species group - soaring birds/cranes	n/a	passage (1993)	2,000–3,000 birds	B1iv

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
Biological resource use	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1987	Al-Kuwaisat (Al-Jahra) Natural Reserve	محمية الطبيعية (IV)	100

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	55
Desert	25
Artificial/Aquatic & Marine	20

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	100
tourism/recreation	major (>10)
hunting	minor (<10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Al-Jahra Pool Nature Reserve (Kuwait). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/al-jahra-pool-nature-reserve-iba-kuwait on 25/12/2024.