Bu Tinah (United Arab Emirates) - BirdLife IBA factsheet

Bu Tinah

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

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	breeding	2005-2017	8,000-11,000 breeding pairs	A1, A4, B3a
Socotra Cormorant Phalacrocorax nigrogularis	VU	non-breeding	2005-2017	30,000-40,000 individuals	A1, A4, B3a
Charadrius mongolus	NR	winter	1994	1,500 individuals	B3a
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	non-breeding	2005-2017	30,000-40,000 individuals	B3b

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

IBA Conservation

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.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2017	favourable	low	high
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
yes	population	medium

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Reference	Actual	Units	% remaining	Result
Socotra Cormorant Phalacrocorax nigrogularis	1,100	8,000	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Socotra Cormorant Phalacrocorax nigrogularis	30,000	20,000	individuals	67	not assessed

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
No known threats	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	no or imperceptible 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	A comprehensive and appropriate management plan exists that aims to maintain or improve the populations of qualifying bird species	The conservation measures needed for the site are being comprehensively and effectively implemented	high

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
2007	Marawah	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve	100
2007	Marawah	Protected Area	100

Habitats

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

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

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

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Bu Tinah (United Arab Emirates). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/bu-tinah-iba-united-arab-emirates on 23/11/2024.