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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Greater Sandplover Charadrius leschenaultii	LC	passage (2010–2015)	860 birds	B3a
Charadrius mongolus	NR	winter (2010–2015)	1,550–1,800 birds	B3a
Great Knot Calidris tenuirostris	EN	winter (2010–2015)	17–36 birds	B3a
Crab-plover Dromas ardeola	LC	winter (2010–2015)	167 birds	B2a

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' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Marine Intertidal	good (>90%)	good (>90%)	good
Forest	good (>90%)	good (>90%)	good

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
No known threats	happe­ning now	whole of popul­ation/area (>90%)	no or slight decline (<1% over 3 gener­ations)	low

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	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	very low

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

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	100

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ba Al Ghaylam (United Arab Emirates). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ba-al-ghaylam-iba-united-arab-emirates on 27/12/2024.