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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
Socotra Cormorant Phalacrocorax nigrogularis	VU	passage	2014-2015	2-263 individuals	A1
Sooty Gull Larus hemprichii	LC	passage	2010-2015	2,300 individuals	B3a
Little Tern Sternula albifrons	LC	passage	2001-2015	330-770 individuals	B3a
Saunders's Tern Sternula saundersi	LC	passage	1995-2002	365-950 individuals	B2a, B3a
Collared Kingfisher Todiramphus chloris	LC	resident	2014-2017	127-143 individuals	B1b

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
Sooty Gull Larus hemprichii	1,900	2,300	individuals	100	favourable
Collared Kingfisher Todiramphus chloris	135	135	individuals	100	favourable

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Forest	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Residential and commercial development	likely in short term (within 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	medium
Human intrusions and disturbance	likely in short term (within 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Pollution	likely in short term (within 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Biological resource use	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Transportation and service corridors	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	low
Natural system modifications	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	The conservation measures needed for the site are being comprehensively and effectively implemented	medium

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	Alqurm Wa Lehhfaiiah	Protected Area	100
2013	Mangrove and Alhafeya Protected Area in Khor Kalba	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	93

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Marine Neritic		51
Marine Intertidal		30
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		10
Forest	Subtropical & tropical mangrove	9

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	100
tourism/recreation	major (>10)
other	major (>10)
rangeland/pastureland	minor (<10)
fisheries/aquaculture	minor (<10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Alqurm Wa Lehfeiyah (Khor Kalba) (United Arab Emirates). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/alqurm-wa-lehfeiyah-(khor-kalba)-iba-united-arab-emirates on 22/11/2024.