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The site was identified as important in 2017 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
Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia	LC	passage	2006-2017	max 116 individuals	B3a

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2017) may differ.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2017. The most recent assessment (2017) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Reference	Actual	Units	% remaining	Result
Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia	120	116	individuals	97	favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Residential and commercial development	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	medium
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	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
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	No management plan exists but the management planning process has begun	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
2004	Al Zorah	Protected Area	98
2004	Al Zorah	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	98

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Subtropical & tropical mangrove	major (>10)
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		major (>10)
Marine Intertidal		major (>10)
Marine Neritic		major (>10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	major (>10)

Ajman Municipality and Planning Department.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Al Zorah (Khor Ajman) (United Arab Emirates). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/al-zorah-(khor-ajman)-iba-united-arab-emirates on 23/11/2024.