The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2013 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Persian Shearwater Puffinus persicus | LC | non-breeding (1993) | 100 birds | B1ii, B2 |
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia | LC | non-breeding (1985–1986) | 20 birds | B1i, B2 |
Slender-billed Curlew Numenius tenuirostris | CR | winter (1988) | 2 birds | A1, A4i, B1i |
Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata | NT | winter (1985–1993) | present | A1 |
Crab-plover Dromas ardeola | LC | passage (1993) | 130 birds | B3 |
Crab-plover Dromas ardeola | LC | winter (1993) | present | B3 |
White-eyed Gull Larus leucophthalmus | LC | non-breeding (1993) | 100 birds | A1, B2 |
Saunders's Tern Sternula saundersi | LC | breeding (1993) | 20 pairs | B3 |
White-cheeked Tern Sterna repressa | LC | passage (1993) | 170 birds | B3 |
Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2013. The most recent assessment (2013) is shown below.
IBA conservation assessment | |||
---|---|---|---|
Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
2013 | not assessed | medium | very 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 |
Residential and commercial development | likely in long term (>4 years) | 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 |
Little/none of area covered (<10%) | No management planning has taken place | Not assessed | very low |
Habitat | % of IBA | Habitat detail |
---|---|---|
Marine Coastal/Supratidal | major (>10) | |
Artificial/Aquatic & Marine | minor (<10) | |
Forest | minor (<10) | |
Grassland | minor (<10) | |
Marine Neritic | minor (<10) | |
Shrubland | minor (<10) |
Land use | % of IBA |
---|---|
fisheries/aquaculture | major (>10) |
rangeland/pastureland | minor (<10) |
urban/industrial/transport | minor (<10) |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Al-Mukha - Al-Khawkhah (Yemen). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/al-mukha--al-khawkhah-iba-yemen on 23/12/2024.