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Bandar Jussah


IBA Justification

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
Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii LC breeding (1993) 4 pairs A4i, B2
White-cheeked Tern Sterna repressa LC breeding (1993) 400 pairs B3
Sooty Falcon Falco concolor VU breeding (1993) 4–5 pairs B2

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Marine Coastal/Supratidal major (>10)
Desert minor (<10)
Marine Neritic minor (<10)

Land use

Land use % of IBA
other major (>10)
tourism/recreation -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Bandar Jussah (Oman). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/bandar-jussah-iba-oman on 23/12/2024.